National Revanchism at a Critical Juncture
Sweden’s Near-Involvement in the Crimean War as a Study in Swedish Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11748371 |
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| Authors | Mart Kuldkepp (0000-0002-0942-717X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scandinavica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-5653 • E-ISSN: 2754-0804 |
| Publisher | Norvik Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.54432/scand/rxje7055 |
| OpenAlex | W3037818918 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article argues that the persistent revanchist feelings in Sweden vis-à-vis Russia over the loss of Finland in 1809 constitute a broad undercurrent in Sweden’s otherwise peaceful modern history. The Franco-British attempts to draw Sweden into the Crimean War (1853–1856) against Russia are studied as an example of one such ‘critical juncture’ that brought Sweden very close to joining a war with the expectation of reconquering Finland. Facilitated by the development of the modern public sphere in Sweden, the war enthusiasm in the Swedish liberal press reflected a deeply-felt national humiliation over the defeat in 1809, but also linked to anxieties over the development of Finnish (Fennoman) nationalism and the possibilities of realising the goals of the Scandinavianist movement
Economic history · Enthusiasm · Feeling · Humiliation · Juncture · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · European Cultural and National Identity · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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