From an ‘Army of Historians’ to an ‘Army of Professionals’: History and the Strategic Culture in Estonia
By: Kaarel Piirimäe
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.31374/sjms.37 | Journal eISSN: 2596-3856
Language: English
Page range: 100 - 113
Submitted on: May 9, 2019
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2020
Published on: Nov 13, 2020
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