title: Uncomfortable Heroes… Comparing thoughts about Latvian Riflemen and SS-Legionnaires in Latvian Memorial Culture 1920–2017
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metadata.value: Plath, Tilman
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2018-06-21T10:22:34Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2018-06-21T10:22:34Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2018-06
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Plath T. Uncomfortable Heroes… Comparing thoughts about Latvian Riflemen and SS-Legionnaires in Latvian Memorial Culture 1920–2017. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. History, 2018, vol. 63, issue 2, pp. 479–487.
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.other
metadata.value: 10.21638/11701/spbu02.2018.210
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/10289
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: In both World Wars of the 20th century a significant proportion of the male population of Latvia
  participated in special Latvian units in warfare — the Latvian Riflemen in World War I and the
  SS-Legionnaires in World War II. The article attempts to compare the representation of these
  units in Latvian memorial culture, with a special focus on the historiography. Although both
  units played an integral part in Latvian History in the 20th century, a comparable approach hasn’t
  been undertaken yet, which seems to be indispensable because perceived together they almost
  perfectly reflect radical turns in Latvian History in the previous century. Firstly, and naturally for
  a military unit, there is a narrative of brave and bold fighters for a national cause best exemplified
  in the issues of the Christmas Battles or the Volkhov Battles. Secondly, and to a certain extent
  contrary to the first aspect, there is an issue of traitors and collaborators, such as Red Riflemen or
  German cannon fodder. Finally, they represent an extraordinarily sharp and rapid shift from the
  Latvians depicted as anti-German and leftwing socialist Revolutionaries at the beginning of the
  century to Nazi rightwing henchmen during the second half of the century until today.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. History;Volume 63; Issue 2
metadata.lang: -
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: history of Latvia
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Memorial Culture
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Latvian Riflemen
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Latvian SS-Legionnaires
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: First World War
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Second World War
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Uncomfortable Heroes… Comparing thoughts about Latvian Riflemen and SS-Legionnaires in Latvian Memorial Culture 1920–2017
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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