1 online resource (viii, 267 pages) : illustrations, color map
Contents
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
Summary
"Building that Bright Future examines letters and memoirs of Finnish North Americans to provide a rare glimpse of daily life in the 1930s from the edge of the Soviet Union."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 04, 2022)
