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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface: Methods and Miracles, Debts and Confessions ix
5. Practical Questions: Names and References xix
6. Abbreviations xxiii
7. Towns and Place- Names xxv
8. Introduction 1
9. PART I. A window to the world: The Autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire
10. 1. Finland’s Nature: Vårt Land—Our Land 9
11. 2. Pillars of Finnish Identity 21
12. 3. Nineteenth- Century Finland: Scènes historiques 42
13. 4. Imperial Helsinki 65
14. 5. Crosswinds 81
15. 6. From Russian Empire to Musical Empire 98
16. PART II. Herää suomi! —awake , Finland !
17. 7. Finland from Afar 113
18. 8. Young Finland and the Carelian Call to Arms 133
19. 9. Science, Art, and Symbolism 157
20. 10. Of Sagas and Springtime 175
21. 11. Aphrodite and the National Project 199
22. 12. National Aspirations and Symbolist Angst 207
23. 13. The Politics of the Theatrical 224
24. 14. From Russia but Not with Love 239
25. 15. The Finnish Resistance 254
26. 16. A New Millennium: Helsinki, Paris, the World! 273
27. 17. Italian Classicism and Finnish Nationalism 288
28. 18. Country Living and the Finnish National Movement 297
29. 1905: The Crucial Hour 317
30. PART III: Taide kuuluu kaikille — art belongs to all
31. 19. Connections East and West 321
32. 20. Proletarians versus Bourgeoisie 342
33. 21. Turning Points 375
34. 22. Onward, Ye Powerful People! 399
35. 23. The Militaristic State 406
36. 24. Might Makes Right: The 1930s 429
37. 25 The Close 436
38. Notes 445
39. Bibliography 499
40. Index 517