Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion
Karelia has numerous questions regarding to whom its soul belongs with accompanying loyalties, identities and senses of belonging. Underlying assumptions may affect personal, political or business perceptions. Through explorations in discourse through selections of memory, ontology and reality we ex...
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ftunivhelsihelda:oai:helda.helsinki.fi:10138/301904 2023-08-20T04:07:42+02:00 Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion Siegenthaler, Ansel Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta, Maailman kulttuurien laitos University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of World Cultures Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten, Institutionen för världens kulturer 2019 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301904 eng eng Helsingin yliopisto University of Helsinki Helsingfors universitet URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201905212056 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301904 Discourse perception reality Karelia Finland Russia identity international relations Soviet Russia collective memory opinion letters to the editor newspaper helsingin sanomat Soviet literature literature Karelian literature border relations national identity ontology utopia alue- ja kulttuurintutkimus Area and Cultural Studies Region- och kulturstudier pro gradu -tutkielmat master's thesis pro gradu-avhandlingar 2019 ftunivhelsihelda 2023-07-28T06:14:09Z Karelia has numerous questions regarding to whom its soul belongs with accompanying loyalties, identities and senses of belonging. Underlying assumptions may affect personal, political or business perceptions. Through explorations in discourse through selections of memory, ontology and reality we examine the necessity to rethink perceptions about Russian and Finnish relations as seen in the Karelian borderlands. Further, addressing how Karelia is constructed in Soviet literature and more contemporary opinion. Discourse from two periods of time is digested to reflect on the nature of knowing, remembering, learning and realizing. I include Soviet novels from 1940s to the 1980s about Karelia and newspaper letters to the editor and editorials from 2000 to 2015 to serve as gauges of perceptions and time periods. The discourse is examined for patterns and evidence of perceptions. The examined discourses suggest there is a disconnection between knowing and experiencing. Evidence is seen through government steering committees in Soviet literature and in memory and political exposure in popular opinion. Communicative acts in Soviet literature and published opinion pieces show how Karelian discourse can be affected. By addressing these perceptions we create opportunities to develop more realistic knowledge to aid in personal, political or business relations. Master Thesis karelia* karelia* karelian Helsingfors Universitet: HELDA – Helsingin yliopiston digitaalinen arkisto |
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Discourse perception reality Karelia Finland Russia identity international relations Soviet Russia collective memory opinion letters to the editor newspaper helsingin sanomat Soviet literature literature Karelian literature border relations national identity ontology utopia alue- ja kulttuurintutkimus Area and Cultural Studies Region- och kulturstudier |
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Discourse perception reality Karelia Finland Russia identity international relations Soviet Russia collective memory opinion letters to the editor newspaper helsingin sanomat Soviet literature literature Karelian literature border relations national identity ontology utopia alue- ja kulttuurintutkimus Area and Cultural Studies Region- och kulturstudier Siegenthaler, Ansel Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Discourse perception reality Karelia Finland Russia identity international relations Soviet Russia collective memory opinion letters to the editor newspaper helsingin sanomat Soviet literature literature Karelian literature border relations national identity ontology utopia alue- ja kulttuurintutkimus Area and Cultural Studies Region- och kulturstudier |
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Karelia has numerous questions regarding to whom its soul belongs with accompanying loyalties, identities and senses of belonging. Underlying assumptions may affect personal, political or business perceptions. Through explorations in discourse through selections of memory, ontology and reality we examine the necessity to rethink perceptions about Russian and Finnish relations as seen in the Karelian borderlands. Further, addressing how Karelia is constructed in Soviet literature and more contemporary opinion. Discourse from two periods of time is digested to reflect on the nature of knowing, remembering, learning and realizing. I include Soviet novels from 1940s to the 1980s about Karelia and newspaper letters to the editor and editorials from 2000 to 2015 to serve as gauges of perceptions and time periods. The discourse is examined for patterns and evidence of perceptions. The examined discourses suggest there is a disconnection between knowing and experiencing. Evidence is seen through government steering committees in Soviet literature and in memory and political exposure in popular opinion. Communicative acts in Soviet literature and published opinion pieces show how Karelian discourse can be affected. By addressing these perceptions we create opportunities to develop more realistic knowledge to aid in personal, political or business relations. |
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Helsingin yliopisto, Humanistinen tiedekunta, Maailman kulttuurien laitos University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Department of World Cultures Helsingfors universitet, Humanistiska fakulteten, Institutionen för världens kulturer |
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Siegenthaler, Ansel |
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Siegenthaler, Ansel |
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Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Karelia in Flux : Shifting discourses in Soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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karelia in flux : shifting discourses in soviet literature and contemporary opinion |
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Helsingin yliopisto |
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2019 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301904 |
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karelia* karelia* karelian |
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URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201905212056 http://hdl.handle.net/10138/301904 |
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