School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)

School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)

Estonia was a post-imperial country where the question of how to develop a citizen loyal to the new nation-state arose after the First World War. Seen by some as being composed of the ‘best part of the Estonian nation’, the army was considered to be a good tool for the effective training of citizens...

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Main Author: Igor Kopõtin
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Klaipėda University 2019-12-01
Series:Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis
Subjects:
Estonian army
nationalism
military education
cultural training
language policy
Online Access:https://e-journals.ku.lt/doi/10.15181/ahuk.v38i0.2079
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School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis
Estonian army
nationalism
military education
cultural training
language policy
author_facet Igor Kopõtin
author_sort Igor Kopõtin
title School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
title_short School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
title_full School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
title_fullStr School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
title_full_unstemmed School of Nation. The Concept and Praxis of the Soldier’s Education in the Estonian National Army in the Interwar Period (1920–1940)
title_sort school of nation. the concept and praxis of the soldier’s education in the estonian national army in the interwar period (1920–1940)
publisher Klaipėda University
series Acta Historica Universitatis Klaipedensis
issn 1392-4095
2351-6526
publishDate 2019-12-01
description Estonia was a post-imperial country where the question of how to develop a citizen loyal to the new nation-state arose after the First World War. Seen by some as being composed of the ‘best part of the Estonian nation’, the army was considered to be a good tool for the effective training of citizens. In order to fulfil the idea of the army as a ‘school of nation’, the crucial issues were the creation of its own military traditions, language policy, and the education of personnel. The leadership of the army tried to eliminate the influence of the former Imperial Russian army, invented new military traditions in the national spirit, and actively cultivated nationalist ideas. The article analyses the education of Estonian military personnel in this regard, discussing how nationalism, language policy, cultural training and history lessons helped to embody the vision of the army as the school of nation.
topic Estonian army
nationalism
military education
cultural training
language policy
url https://e-journals.ku.lt/doi/10.15181/ahuk.v38i0.2079
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