ESCAPE TO THE WEST IN THE MEMORIES OF ESTONIANS IN ARGENTINA: THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTEXT
ESCAPE TO THE WEST IN THE MEMORIES OF ESTONIANS IN ARGENTINA: THE HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTEXT

Summary/Abstract: This article presents memories and interpretations of the mass escape of 1944 based on the experiences of Estonians in Argentina. The aim is, first and foremost, to analyse how people remember the events they experienced and what influence historical, social and psychological contexts could have had in interpreting these memories. A further aim is to open the functions of the escape story: The reasons why people talked about the escape and also the reasons why they might remain silent about it. Attention is also paid to intrapersonal processes, emotions that triggered traumatic events and the influence these could have had on narrative interaction in the Argentinean immigrant community.

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