A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book

Mnemohistory of Stalinist Repression in Finland




AuthorsSavolainen, Ulla; Siukonen, Meeri

EditorsGuðmundsdóttir, Gunnþórunn: Savolainen, Ulla

Publication year2026

Book title Memory Studies in the Nordic Countries: A Handbook

Series titleBrill’s Handbook Series in Memory Studies

Number in series1

Volume1

First page 151

Last page176

ISBN978-90-04-53275-5

eISBN978-90-04-73628-3

ISSN2667-0828

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1163/9789004736283_008

Publication's open availability at the time of reportingNo Open Access

Publication channel's open availability No Open Access publication channel

Web address https://brill.com/display/book/9789004736283/b_9789004736283-008.xml


Abstract

By drawing from recent studies and theories on memorability and modes of memory, the chapter approaches the mnemohistory of Stalin-era repression in Finland by exploring public media reception of literary memoirs and testimonies by writers presented as (Ingrian) Finnish and published in Finland during the twentieth century. The works and their reception are contextualized regarding the relevant historical, political, and mnemonic circumstances. The mnemohistory of Stalinist violence in Finland reflects a continuous reinterpretation of these experiences and pasts in diverse historical, geopolitical, and mnemonic settings through partly transforming and partly enduring memory modes. At the heart of the mnemohistory is the ongoing antagonism between Finnishness and Russianness, through which the idea of Finnishness has been – and perhaps still is – constructed.



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