Jaakko Paavolainen (23 July 1926, Kanneljärvi – 30 October 2007,

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), was a

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, PhD 1966. He became professor in history at the

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1986–1989. Jaakko Paavolainen published his much noticed results about the red terror and

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during the

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in three volumes and has also published a biography of

Väinö Tanner Väinö Alfred Tanner (; 12 March 1881 – 19 April 1966; surname until 1895 ''Thomasson'') was a leading figure in the Social Democratic Party of Finland, and a pioneer and leader of the cooperative movement in Finland. He was Prime Minister ...

(4 parts, 1977–89). His boyhood memories från Carelia he pictures in ''Lapsuus Kanneljärvellä'' (1982) and the life of his cousin

Olavi Paavolainen Olavi Paavolainen (17 September 1903 – 19 July 1964) was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet. He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat (″The Flame Bearers″), and one of the most influential Finnish writers of ...

in a 1992 published volume. Jaakko Paavolainen is the son of

Erkki Paavolainen Erkki Paavolainen (17 May 1890, Kivennapa – 18 March 1960, Helsinki) was a Finnish journalist, educationist and politician. He was Minister of Social Affairs from 3 March to 20 October 1932. Paavolainen served as a Member of the Parliament of F ...

and the father of Pentti Paavolainen (b. 1953), professor in arts research at

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Bibliography

* ''Haldane-neuvottelut v. 1912'' (1948) * ''Karjalainen elämäkerrasto'' (1961) * ''Poliittiset väkivaltaisuudet Suomessa 1918, osa 1: Punainen terrori'' (1966) * ''Poliittiset väkivaltaisuudet Suomessa 1918, osa 2: Valkoinen terrori'' (1967) * ''Vankileirit Suomessa 1918'' (1971) * ''Suomen kansallinen murhenäytelmä: Punainen ja valkoinen terrori ja vankileirit v. 1918'' (1974) * ''Linkomiehen komiteasta uuteen Akatemiaan: Valtion tieteellisten toimikuntien 60-luku'' (1975) * ''Väinö Tanner, osa 1: Nuori Tanner, menestyvä sosialisti. Elämäkerta vuoteen 1911'' (1977) * ''Väinö Tanner, osa 2: Senaattori ja rauhantekijä. Elämäkerta vuosilta 1912–1923'' (1979) * ''Lapsuus Kanneljärvellä'' (1982) * ''Röd och vit terror: Finlands nationella tragedi och fånglägren 1918'' (1986) * ''Väinö Tanner, osa 3: Sillanrakentaja. Elämäkerta vuosilta 1924–1936'' (1984) * ''Väinö Tanner, osa 4: Patriootti. Elämäkerta vuosilta 1937–1966'' (1989) * ''Helsingin kaupunginvaltuuston historia, osa 2: 1919–1976'' (1989) * ''Olavi Paavolainen: Keulakuva'' (1991) * ''Kanneljärven opisto 100 vuotta'' (1994, with Teuvo Moisio)

References

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' (2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Paavolainen, Jaakko 1926 births 2007 deaths People from Vyborg District 20th-century Finnish historians Academic staff of the University of Turku