Elina Sopo
Dr
Cultural Heritage Studies elina.sopo@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-7492 |
Areas of expertise
Sociocultural History; Politics; Society; History of Medicine; International History; Patronage
Sociocultural History; Politics; Society; History of Medicine; International History; Patronage
Biography
Born and educated in Pori (Satakunta region in Finland), Elina Sopo (Doctor of Philosophy) completed her Master's degree with honours in History of Art, Italian, and Latin at the University of Jyväskylä. Her PhD dissertation addressed the cultural politics and strategy employed by the Russian imperial authority during the period of autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland. After completing her dissertation, Sopo relocated to the University of Turku, Pori Campus, to pursue research in the Department of Cultural Heritage Studies.
Publications 
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- ‘I Was Treated Like a Bishop in a Vicarage’: Lotta Svärd and the National Socialist Cult of Masculinity as Portrayed by a Lotta Matron and a Voluntary Military Nurse (2026)
- Social History of Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sivistykselliset keinot poliittisen päätöksenteon ja valtiosuunnittelun osana (2021)
- Hiiskuttua: Turun yliopiston humanistisen tiedekunnan verkkolehti
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - The Testament politique of Nicholas I?: Monarchical propaganda and the birth of a national collection (2021)
- Journal of the History of Collections
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kirja-arvio: Erik Engberg & Kristina Ahmas (toim.), Pohjanmaan porvariston vuosisata 1800 – Sivistyksen verkostot. ISBN 978-952-5619-31-7. 2018. (2020)
- Historiallinen Aikakauskirja
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Securitising Culture During the Cold War: The Geopolitical Aspect of Culture in European Discussions, 1949–1974 (2020)
- International History Review
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Pugs and the Elephant: Dr Botkin and the Professional and National Identity of Physicians in the Russian Court (2019)
- Social History of Medicine
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kuva lääketieteen uranuurtajasta piirtyy Kansalliskirjaston aineistojen avulla (2017)
- Scripta Selecta -blogi
(E1 Popularised article) - The Ambassador and Arbiter of Taste. Minister State Secretary, Count Alexander Armfelt as intermediary cultural agent (2017)
- Peterburgskii Istoricheskii Zhurnal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The periodization and typology of the history of collecting as a methodological approach to collecting in the Russian Empire (2017)
- Journal of the History of Collections
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A Forgotten Legacy: The Romanov Patronage of Finland’s Early Art Collections (2016)
- European Legacy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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