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Publication Type honors thesis
School or College College of Humanities
Department History
Creator Evans, Richard W.
Title Finnish independence and neutrality: 1944 to 1964
Date 1975-06
Year graduated 1975
Description Historically small states are often regarded as pawns on the chessboard of international relations. This was the general rule during and after World War II, but a provocative exception is the small republic of Finland in northeastern Europe, which shares a seven hundred mile eastern border with the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics. It is true that tiny neutral Finland has only marginal control over its external affairs, but as an independent nation the Finns make their own decisions, albeit with prudence. After World War II, unlike other countries sharing a border with Soviet Russia, Finland maintained its independence and democracy by thwarting the local communists' attempts of take-over and by holding off the advances of the Soviet Union. Finland managed to stay out of the cold war and establish an internationally respected neutrality.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Finland - History - 1939-1945
Language eng
Rights Management (c) Richard W. Evans
Format Medium application/pdf
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t76hd7

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