Finnish Press Radicalizes Over a Century Ago

A Finnish socialist newspaper, the Sosiali Demokraatti-lehti, published from 1906 to 1918, played a significant role leading up to Finland’s Civil War. Historian Pertti Rajala details the newspaper’s trajectory towards the conflict in a new book. This historical analysis sheds light on the influence of radical journalism in Finland’s turbulent past.

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