Images and Mutual Perceptions of the Finns, the Estonians and the Russians in the 20th Century

This book "Images and Mutual Perceptions of the Finns, the Estonians and the Russians in the 20th Century" comprises of articles by Finnish, Russian and Estonian researchers. The themes represent each writer 's special knowledge on a specific topic or embody a current research framework. Thus, this is a high-quality study featuring results and interpretations arising from the newer historiography on the links connecting the political history of these neighboring countries during this century.

Contents:
Toomas Karjahärm, The Image of Russia and Russians in Estonia in the Late Imperial Period; Mati Graf, The Problem of Federalism in Estonian-Russian Relations; Vesa Vares, Pitiful, Menacing or an Object of Unemotional Realpolitik? The View of the Finnish Non-socialist Circles on the Political Role of Russia and the Russian Nationality; Toivo Nygård, Anti-Russian Sentiments and the Greater Finland -idea, 1918-1939; Jari Eloranta, Finnish Military Spending Policy, 1920-1938: A Question of Responding to Russian/Soviet Threat or Domestic Pressures; Seppo Zetterberg, The Status of Minorities in the Baltic States; Magnus llmjärv, The Baltic States Between the Soviet Union and Germany; Jaak Valge, Opinions on the Neighbor's Economy: The Soviet Union and the Estonian Republic, 1920-1940; Sergei G Verigin, A Soviet View on Finland During the Winter War 1939-1940; Heikki Roiko-Jokela, Justice at the Expense of Morality? Expeditions of Citizens of the Soviet Union from Finland,1944-1955; Maxim L. Korobochkin, Finland in Soviet Foreign Policy plans, 1947-1953; Vadim Roguinsky, Russian Perceptions on Finland and the Finns and on Estonia and the Estonians During the 20th Century.