The Finnish Guard in the Balkans
Subtitle: heroism, imperial loyalty and Finnishness in the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-1878 as recollected in the memoirs of Finnish Guardsmen
By: Teuvo Laitila.
Series: Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian toimituksia. Humaniora,; Annales Academiae Scientiarum Fennicae ;; 324; Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian toimituksia.; nide 324.
Publisher: Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [Helsinki]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 451
Subjects: Russia. Armii͡a︡. Finli͡a︡ndskiĭ leĭb-gvardii polk -- History.; Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 -- Personal narratives, Finnish -- History and criticism.; Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 -- Personal narratives, Finnish.; Soldiers -- Finland -- Biography.; Autobiographical memory.; Memory -- Social aspects.
Genres: Personal narratives, Finnish.; Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 434-445) and index.
Revision of thesis (doctoral)--University of Helsinki, 2001, with the title: Soldier, structure and the other : social relations and cultural categorisation in the memoirs of Finnish Guardsmen taking part in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878.