{"product_id":"autopsy-of-post-finlandization-pekka-virkki-9783838219998","title":"Autopsy of Post-Finlandization: The Roots of the European Appeasement of Russia","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the publication event of her biography, the former Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, stated that she refused to actively advance the Ukrainian NATO membership because there was an example of a successful, non-aligned Russian neighbor in Europe. The country was Finland, widely recognized for her staunch support for Ukraine after the Russian invasion in February 2022.\u003cbr\u003eHowever, this is not the whole story.\u003cbr\u003eCertainly, soon after the invasion, Helsinki decided to join NATO--breaking the tradition of a bilateral  special relationship  with Russia, originally stemming from a traumatic Cold War history of forced appeasement. During the Soviet era, Finland had been treated by the KGB as an  experimental laboratory  for different forms of political, economic, military, intelligence, and informational coercion.\u003cbr\u003eNot only did the Soviets learn and test new strategies. Especially after the collapse of the USSR, Finland and Finnish  friends  were used to promote Russian strategic interests within the European Union. The roots of  Schröderization , the Nord Stream pipeline, and the EU citizenship of Vladimir Putin's closest oligarchs can be traced to Helsinki.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the era of transatlantic turmoil and new power politics, it is essential to understand the depth and methods of the Russian influence activities in Europe. This book illustrates them holistically by focusing on the Finnish example, not forgetting wider geopolitical contextualization, e.g. implications for Ukraine, debate on European strategic autonomy, and continental memory politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pekka Virkki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3838219996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783838219998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ibidem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Pekka Virkki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962732564735,"sku":"9783838219998","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05240936-642e-4050-a8e2-5f0c8c9492ea.jpg?v=1750652362","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/autopsy-of-post-finlandization-pekka-virkki-9783838219998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}