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Anna Laakkonen

Anna Laakkonen

Visiting Researcher

Karelian Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

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I defended my doctoral dissertation in the field of Finnish history at the University of Eastern Finland in September 2025. In my dissertation, I study how Finns operated as part of the Soviet press in Soviet Karelia during the 1920s and 1930s. In addition to press activities, my research also addressed ethnic relations in Soviet Karelia, changes in the language used in propaganda, the relationship between Moscow and Soviet Karelia, and the mechanisms of Stalin’s terror. The research is based on extensive press and archival material produced in the Soviet Union.

Currently, I am writing a non-fiction book about Finnish journalists in Soviet Karelia, based on my dissertation.

Keywords

enemy images Finns in the Soviet Union history politics identities Soviet Karelian history Soviet press

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