Friendship Societies in Europe – Similarities and Differences

Friendship Societies in Europe – Similarities and Differences

4 November 2024, 6 PM Helsinki (5 PM CET), Zoom
This History Seminar is part of the commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Finland-Russia Society

Language: English
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6:00 PM: Welcoming words
Riku Savonen (Director, Finland-Russia Society)

6:10 PM: The Birth and Development of Friendship Societies in Europe
Pia Koivunen (Senior Lecturer, European and World History, University of Turku)

6:30 PM: 100 Years of the Danish-Russian Association
Kim Frederichsen (Historian, Copenhagen)

6:50 PM: The History and Current Situation of the Great Britain-Russia Society
David Brummell (Chairman of the Society, London)

7:10 PM: 80 Years of the Finland-Russia Society
Simo Mikkonen (Professor of Socio-cultural Remembering, University of Eastern Finland)

7:30 to 8:00 PM General Discussion

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