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EH.T: Course readings request

jeff sommers (jsommers at sseriga.edu.lv)

Fri Feb 11 12:09:32 EST 2005

Hello Jari, 
 
No...  I mean nothing of the sort, I am referring to Urho Kekkonen adroit 
use of Finland's need to make reparation payments to the USSR to develop th= 
e 
Finish economy and his recognition generally that the relationship could be 
exploited (transit and trade) generally, to Finland's advantage. 
 
Best, 
 
Jeff 
 
 
Dear Jeff,  
as a Finn by nationality (and being somewhat of an expert in its 
economic history), I am extremely puzzled by this: 
 
11) =C2=B3The Workers Paradise:=C2=B2 How the USSR created the conditions for 
Finland=C2=B9s Prosperity 
 
If you are referring to the older research tradition that suggests that 
Stalin industrialized Finland, then you might want to change this. The 
newer research does not support such a conclusion. Do explain what this 
topic entails... 
 
Jari Eloranta