Simo Mikkonen
Professor
Professor of sociocultural remembering
School of Humanities, Philosophical Faculty
[email protected] | +358 50 308 8124
I am specialist in 20th Century Eastern European, particularly Soviet cultural history, cultural diplomacy of the Cold War era, and memory studies. I have published extensively on cultural, international and transnational East-West connections, particularly from the Soviet perspective, including edited volumes Beyond the Curtain: Entangled Histories of the Cold War-Era Europe (Berghahn 2015), Music, Art, and Diplomacy: East-West Cultural Interactions and the Cold War (Routledge 2016), as well as Entangled East and West. Cultural Diplomacy and Artistic Interaction during the Cold War (Degruyter 2019). I have also authored a multi-author monograph Networking the Russian Diaspora: Russian Musicians and Musical Activities in Interwar Shanghai (Hawaii UP 2019). My current research involves cultural resistance against the Soviet central authorities especially in the Baltic republics during the late Soviet period.
More information and e.g. full publication list can be found from: Simo Mikkonen
Publications
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Dmitri Baškirov ja Suomi: Neuvostoliitto ja suomalaisen pianonsoiton kansainvälistyminen
Mikkonen, Simo. Teoksessa: Mantere, Markus; Järvi, Elisa; Kuikka, Markus(toim.) , 2024. Kartanoista kaikkien soittimeksi IV: Pianonsoiton historiaa Suomessa. s. 121-147. Sibelius-akatemia A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Miten historiaa ja muistia muokataan?
Mikkonen, Simo. 2024. Mene ja tiedä. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
On mahdotonta olla uskottava Venäjä-asiantuntija kieltä osaamatta
Lähteenmäki, Mika; Lassila, Jussi; Mikkonen, Simo. 2024. Helsingin Sanomat. : . E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Overcoming a Cold War Mindset: Encounters with Soviet Musical Expertise in a Finnish Town
Mikkonen, Simo; Okko, Antti. 2024. Journal of cold war studies. 26: 144-172 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Venäjän historia ja tutkimuksen tulevaisuus
Mikkonen, Simo. Teoksessa: Kaihovirta, Matias; Laakkonen, Anna; Pitkänen, Silja(toim.) , 2024. Työväki ja Neuvostoliiton vuosisata. s. 385-396. Työväen historian ja perinteen tutkimuksen seura B2 Book section