Vanha Marski – der finnische Mythos vom Marschall C.G. Mannerheim
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2003
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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The author of the article presents one of the most significant
figures in the modern history of Finland: Marshal Carl Gustaf
Mannerheim (1867-1951), the commander of the Finnish army during
the three 'Finnish' wars and the president of Finland after
World War II. Mannerheim has been perceived by the majority of
the Finnish people as an almost mythical personage, a distinguished
leader and the very symbol of Finnish independence. He managed
thrice to save Finland from a political and military disaster. At the
same time, Mannerheim was a controversial person in the Finnish
society. On the one hand a national bero, on the other a representative
of ultraconservative circles, who impeded the progressive trends
within the Finnish working class. The article depicts those aspects of
Mannerheim's life and of the political and military circumstances in
Finland and Europę which lay the foundation for the myth of the
Marshal as well as its spread the whole of Scandinavia. The complex
discussion on Mannerheim, which has been led for the last forty years
both in Finland and abroad, is also put into perspective.
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Folia Scandinavica Posnaniensia, vol. 7, 2003, pp. 173-194.
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83-232-1679-7