Finnish-Americans and International Communism
Title | Finnish-Americans and International Communism PDF eBook |
Author | David John Ahola |
Publisher | |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Communism |
ISBN | 9780819119308 |
The Forging of Finnish-American Communism, 1917-1924
Title | The Forging of Finnish-American Communism, 1917-1924 PDF eBook |
Author | Auvo Kostiainen |
Publisher | Turku : Turin Yliopisto |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Communism |
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Finnish - Americans and International Communism
Title | Finnish - Americans and International Communism PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 362 |
Release | 1984 |
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Immigrant Socialists in the United States
Title | Immigrant Socialists in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Kivisto |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Political Science |
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The first comprehensive sociohistorical account of the Finnich-American left, this book reports on a little-known ethnic group that contributed more heavily to political radicalism in the United States than any other ethnic group.
They Took My Father
Title | They Took My Father PDF eBook |
Author | Mayme Sevander |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 212 |
Release | |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781452907147 |
"Mayme Sevander and Laurie Hertzel tell a poignant tale of a hidden corner of U.S. and Soviet history. Tracing the hopes and hardships of one family over two continents, They Took My Father explores the boundaries of loyalty, identity, and ideals." -Amy Goldstein, Washington Post "What makes Mayme's story so uniquely-almost unbelievably-tragic is that her family chose to move from the United States to the Soviet Union in 1934, thinking they were going to help build a 'worker's paradise.' They found, instead, a deadly nightmare." -St. Paul Pioneer Press "This gripping and timely book traces the beginnings of communism not as dry history but as a fascinating personal drama that spreads across Russia, Finland, and the mining towns of Upper Michigan and the Iron Range of Minnesota. . . . An important and largely ignored part of history comes alive in one woman's story of her tragic family, caught up in the all-consuming struggle of the twentieth century." -Frank Lynn, political reporter, New York Times Mayme Sevander (1924-2003) was born in Brule, Wisconsin, and emigrated with her family to the Soviet Union in 1934. Laurie Hertzel is a journalist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Finns in the United States
Title | Finns in the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Auvo Kostiainen |
Publisher | MSU Press |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 2014-03-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 162895020X |
Late-arriving immigrants during the Great Migration, Finns were, comparatively speaking, a relatively small immigrant group, with about 350,000 immigrants arriving prior to World War II. Nevertheless, because of their geographic concentration in the Upper Midwest in particular, their impact was pronounced. They differed from many other new immigrant groups in a number of ways, including the fact that theirs is not an Indo-European language, and many old-country cultural and social features reflect their geographic location in Europe, at the juncture of East and West. A fresh and up-to-date analysis of Finnish Americans, this insightful volume lays the groundwork for exploring this unique culture through a historical context, followed by an overview of the overall composition and settlement patterns of these newcomers. The authors investigate the vivid ethnic organizations Finns created, as well as the cultural life they sought to preserve and enhance while fitting into their new homeland. Also explored are the complex dimensions of Finnish-American political and religious life, as well as the exodus of many radical leftists to Soviet Karelia in the 1930s. Through the lens of multiculturalism, transnationalism, and whiteness studies, the authors of this volume present a rich portrait of this distinctive group.
The Forging of Finnish-American Communism
Title | The Forging of Finnish-American Communism PDF eBook |
Author | Auvo Kostiainen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 1978 |
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