In this video, we'll find out how Finland managed to gain independence from one of the largest empires of all time and why exactly it chose to be led by a German, albeit only for a few months.
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Link to the February Manifesto:
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Sources:
G. Besier, 'The Intervention of the German Empire in the Finnish Civil War 1917/18: From Revolutionary State to Kingdom', in 1917 and the Consequences , ed. by G. Besier and K. Stokłosa (London: Routledge, 2019), pp. 47-79.
B. Biener, 'Inniges Verhältnis zu einem Land, in dem er nie war', Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 17 June 2018.
J. Osmo, S. Hentila and J. Nevakivi, From Grand Duchy to Modern State: Political History of Finland Since 1809 (London: Hurst & Company, 1999).
J. Osmo, 'The historical background of the February Manifesto of 1899', Journal of Baltic Studies 15 (1984), 141-147.
R. Schweitzer, '100 Jahre „ Februarmani fest“ Zar Nikolaus’ II.
–„ Jubiläum“ eines Traumas: Rückblicke im Finnland des Jahres 1999 auf den Versuch zum Abbau der finnischen Autonomie im Russischen Reich', Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur, 1 (2000), 47-66.
Music Used:
Sibelius - Scenes Historiques, Op. 25
Sibelius - Cassazione, Op. 6
Sibelius - Pelleas et Melisande, Op. 46: No. 4 A Spring In The Park
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
