The event will mark the publication of a forthcoming book in Finnish, Aatteiden Venäjä: ideoiden ja aktivismin historiaa (Ideologies in Russia: The History of Ideas and Activism), edited by Sanna Turoma, Vesa Oittinen, and Mika Perkiömäki.
The new book, to be published by Gaudeamus, is the most comprehensive Finnish-language presentation of ideologies in Russia to date. It opens up new perspectives on the history of Russian political and societal thought by looking at the likes of anarchism, fascism, nationalism, and imperalism. In their analyses, the authors challenge the oft-repeated mantra of the special nature of Russia.
The event Ideologies in Russia at Tampere University on Tuesday 20 October features a rich line-up of experts talking about themes related to the book. The keynote speaker Mark Galeotti is Honorary Professor at the University College London in the UK and the author of several books on Russia, among them two translated into Finnish:
- Voima ja valta: Venäjän mafia Kremlin suojeluksessa (Docendo, 2019)
- Sodista taottu Venäjä: Muinais-Venäjästä nykypäivään (Docendo, 2025)
Event information:
- Time: Tuesday 20 October, 4.00-6.00pm Finnish time
- Venue: Tampere University, Linna building (visiting address: Kalevantie 5, Tampere), lecture room K103
Programme:
Keynote:
- Mark Galeotti (Honorary Professor, UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies): Is Russia a Prisoner of Its History?
Speakers:
- Jussi Lassila (Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of Foreign Affairs): Fascism in Russia — Past and Present
- Kaarina Aitamurto (Senior Researcher, Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki): Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Russia
- Salla Nazarenko (International Affairs Specialist, The Union of Journalists in Finland): Are There Human Rights in Russia?
- Antti Rautiainen (Independent scholar): Anarchy Forever!
Commentator:
- Tuomas Forsberg (Professor of International Relations, Tampere University)
Moderator:
- Sanna Turoma (Professor of Russian Language and Culture, Tampere University)
The event is free and open for everyone to attend. The organizers wish to thank Suomen Kulttuurirahasto for financial support.