J. K. Paasikivi and the Formation of Finland’s Independence

J. K. Paasikivi belongs to the most famous Finnish political figures, the prime minister and the seventh president of Finland, the architect of its foreign policy in the post-war period. His influence on the political, economic and foreign policy spheres of Finland has been extremely noticeable for more than half a century. This article examines the least studied period of his political activity — the formation of Paasikivi as a politician, diplomat and statesman from the beginning of the 20th century until the signing of the Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920 between the RSFSR and the Republic of Finland. In the first twenty years of the 20th century, Paasikivi traveled a difficult, dramatic path from a staunch supporter of cooperation with the Russian Empire to an adherent of the idea of independence, then cooperation with imperial Germany, and again, recognizing the important fact that the best way to ensure Finland's national interests is to compromise with Russia in matters of its strategic needs. However, the sharp turns in Paasikivi's political fate were by no means a tribute to the fashion or the conjuncture. He was and remained a realist and pragmatist who always took into account a complex of factors: geographical, historical, strategic, foreign policy, economic in the decision-making process. Paasikivi's political heritage in modern Finland are realism in foreign policy, maintaining good relations with neighboring countries, first of all, with Russia, foreign policy aimed at the future, its predictability and long-term, in domestic policy, the desire to awaken interest in foreign policy issues.

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Finland, J. K. Paasikivi, independence, foreign policy, Tartu Peace Treaty of 1920

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18.05.2021

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16.08.2021

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GOST	Novikova I. J. K. Paasikivi and the Formation of Finland’s Independence // ISTORIYA – 2021. – V. 12. – Issue 7 (105) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840016483-0-1 (circulation date: 25.08.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016483-0
MLA	Novikova, Irina "J. K. Paasikivi and the Formation of Finland’s Independence." ISTORIYA 12.7 (105) (2021) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016483-0
APA	Novikova I. (2021). J. K. Paasikivi and the Formation of Finland’s Independence. ISTORIYA 12(7 (105)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840016483-0

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