The Legionnaires

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The Legionnaires is a documentary novel by Swedish author Per Olov Enquist that examines the controversial postwar extradition of Baltic soldiers from Sweden to the Soviet Union.

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instanceOf book
documentary novel
author Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Sweden
createdBy Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED
examines Sweden’s role in handing over Baltic soldiers to the Soviet Union
controversial postwar extradition of Baltic soldiers
moral responsibility of neutral states
focusesOn Baltic soldiers
Swedish government policy
extradition of refugees
genre documentary novel
non-fiction
hasAuthorNationality Swedish
hasForm narrative non-fiction
hasOriginalTitle Legionärerna NERFINISHED
hasPerspective critical
historical
political
hasTheme guilt and responsibility
memory and historical truth
moral dilemmas in foreign policy
state power and individual fate
treatment of refugees
hasTitleInEnglish The Legionnaires NERFINISHED
hasType historical investigation
political literature
language Swedish
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Swedish documentary literature
mainSubject Baltic soldiers extradition from Sweden to the Soviet Union
Swedish political history
World War II aftermath NERFINISHED
postwar extradition controversy
notableFor critical investigation of a political scandal in Sweden
use of documentary techniques in literature
originalLanguage Swedish
partOf Swedish postwar literary canon
relatedEvent extradition of Baltic soldiers from Sweden in 1945–1946
relatedTo Baltic states NERFINISHED
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states NERFINISHED
Swedish neutrality in World War II NERFINISHED
setInLocation Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
setInPeriod post-World War II era
workOf Per Olov Enquist NERFINISHED

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P.O. Enquist notableWork The Legionnaires