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Historians without Borders launches project on Russian history and memory politics

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The OSCE by All project aims to highlight the voices of civil society and experts with a view to Finland's 2025 OSCE presidency.

The project also aims to promote debate on Finland's foreign policy history.

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Historians without Borders in Finland promotes historical awareness, historical debate and the use of historical information for conflict prevention and resolution. Founded in 2015, the association is the first of its kind internationally.

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In addition to the Finnish association, a key role in our work is played by the international network of Historians without Borders, which consists mainly of historians, historiographers, teachers and others involved in history policy.

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It’s important that historians themselves actively work against the misuse of their work in fostering conflicts and disputes.

Erkki Tuomioja

Docent of Contemporary History and the longest serving Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja is behind the initiative…
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Historians can bring a much needed time-perspective to a discussion and remind people about the speed and pace of change.

Mila Oiva

Mila Oiva, Title of Docent at the University of Turku, has focused on information circulation and cross-border transfer of knowledge…
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A historical dialogue can open the door to marginal and forbidden stories becoming part of society's memory of difficult times and transforming them into tools for a new generation to defend a pluralistic society.

Elisa Tarnaala

Elisa Tarnaala is a docent of Social History at the University of Helsinki and works as a senior advisor at…
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We often turn to history for reasoning and justification as well as moral backing for the political decisions and future plans we make.

Pertti Grönholm

Pertti Grönholm, University Lecturer of History and Docent of European and World history at the University of Turku, has studied…
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Historical research can serve as a prism for examining the temporally and structurally complex causes of different conflicts and their resolutions.

Kati Katajisto

Kati Katajisto, PhD, is principal investigator at the University of Helsinki on the project State Committees Institution in Finland and…
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I believe that historical knowledge and history politics have a considerable impact on the quality and depth of democracy. However, they are rarely recognised as such.

Juho Korhonen

Juho Korhonen, Docent in Sociology at the University of Helsinki, has focused his research on democracy, nationalism, imperialism and the…
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It is historians’ responsibility to make sure that academic research and its results become a part of the public discussion. Even though history does not provide unequivocal truths, it can still be misused.

Jukka Kortti

Jukka Kortti is a Doctor of Social Sciences and Docent of Economic and Social History at the University of Helsinki.…
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Societies are built on pre-existing foundations – understanding history helps us better interpret the context and subtext behind today’s events.

Janne Lahti

Dr. Janne Lahti is a historian working as a researcher at Linnaeus University. He is also an associate professor (title…
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Historical identities and the "deep narratives" embedded in history have a major impact as motivating factors for human action.

Jan Löfström

“I am a professor of Historical-Social Education at the University of Turku. In my research I have dealt with topics…
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It’s important to examine what societies remember and how. When we talk about history, we always also talk about the future to some extent.

Heino Nyyssönen

Heino Nyyssönen is Docent of History, Political Sciences and International Relations and works at the University of Turku. In his…
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The nexus between memory and history is necessary to understand how states utilize the past to legitimize their power and policies.

Bradley Reynolds

Bradley Reynolds is a doctoral researcher in Political History at the University of Helsinki and an associated researcher with the Academy…
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Even though historical research itself is an imprecise tool, it is all we have when trying to find out where we come from, where we are and where we are going. We cannot see into the future and therefore the role of the past is extremely important.

Oula Silvennoinen

A research fellow at the Finnish Academy Oula Silvennoinen holds the title of docent of European History at the University…
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