Building That Bright Future

Building That Bright Future

Soviet Karelia in the Life Writing of Finnish North Americans

Saramo, Samira

University of Toronto Press

06/2022

278

Mole

Inglês

9781487523497

15 a 20 dias

360

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Map of Karelia

Introduction

1. The Question of Karjala: Contextualizing the Karelian "Fever"
2. Our Comrades Are Leaving Again: Moving to Soviet Karelia
3. ... Of Course Not Like There: Karelian Living Conditions as Experienced by Finnish North Americans
4. The Golden Fund of Karelia: Childhood in Finnish North American Karelia
5. Isn't It a Different Land, This Sickle and Hammer Land?: Working in Soviet Karelia
6. All Kinds of Hustle and Bustle: Social Life, Community Involvement, and Leisure
7. Karelia Is Soaked in the Blood of Innocent People: Writing about the Great Terror

Conclusion

Bibliography
Soviet Karelia; Finnish Canadians; Finnish Americans; life writing; letters; everyday life; North American migration history; Russia; Stalin; Stalinism; communism; socialism; Great Terror; Finland; workers; lumber