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This course offers an intensive study of Finnish history in the 20th century, covering political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of development. After a brief look at historical background the course will stress the following topics: Russification and the Revolution of 1905; the establishment of independence and the Civil War; domestic evolution and foreign policy in the interwar era; the Winter War and the Continuation War; postwar foreign policy, especially relations with the USSR/Russia and issue of Finlandization; the postwar economic miracle and the rise of the welfare state; the transformation of Finnish society, including the changing role of women; Finland as a Nordic country and part of Scandinavia; cultural developments, including literature, art, and music, and Finland in the 1990s, including the impact of membership in the European Union.
Written Assignments: (1) for U333: a midterm, a final exam (both essay), and a journal based on the class readings; (2) for U533: a 6-7-pp. book review, a final exam, and a journal based on the class readings.
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