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<p>The geographic distance between Romania and Sweden influenced the creation of mutual imaginary. However, it wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that inhabitants of the two nations were interested in discovering each other. Therefore, Romanian-Swedish mutual impressions were mostly based on the accounts of tourists who had visited both nations. During the interwar era, direct contact between Romanians and Swedes was infrequent. The news about Romania was disseminated by the Swedish press, which played a significant part in the formation of hostile sentiments. On the other side, the Romanian diplomats who ran the Stockholm-based Legation had nothing but admiration for Swedish society. During the Second World War, the situation improved as more Romanian and Swedish intellectuals traveled to Scandinavia and the Balkans. However, these interactions did not alter how Romanians and Swedes viewed one another.</p>
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The geographic distance between Romania and Sweden influenced the creation of mutual imaginary. However, it wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that inhabitants of the two nations were interested in discovering each other. Therefore, Romanian-Swedish mutual impressions were mostly based on the accounts of tourists who had visited both nations. During the interwar era, direct contact between Romanians and Swedes was infrequent. The news about Romania was disseminated by the Swedish press, which played a significant part in the formation of hostile sentiments. On the other side, the Romanian diplomats who ran the Stockholm-based Legation had nothing but admiration for Swedish society. During the Second World War, the situation improved as more Romanian and Swedish intellectuals traveled to Scandinavia and the Balkans. However, these interactions did not alter how Romanians and Swedes viewed one another.

Alterity and identity: Romanian-Swedish mutual perceptions during The Second World War

The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies

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The geographic distance between Romania and Sweden influenced the creation of mutual imaginary. However, it wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th century that...

Alterity and identity: Romanian-Swedish mutual perceptions during The Second World War

Publié en ligne: 14 déc. 2022

Pages: 49 - 72

Reçu: 25 juin 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjbns-2022-0003

Mots clés
mutual perception, alterity, Second World War, society, culture, Romania, Sweden

© 2022 Andreea Dahlquist, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Alterity and identity: Romanian-Swedish mutual perceptions during The Second World War

Publié en ligne: 14 déc. 2022

Pages: 49 - 72

Reçu: 25 juin 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjbns-2022-0003

Mots clésmutual perception, alterity, Second World War, society, culture, Romania, Sweden

© 2022 Andreea Dahlquist, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
mutual perception, alterity, Second World War, society, culture, Romania, Sweden