Timo Juhani Vihavainen (born 9 May 1947) is a Finnish historian and a professor of Russian Studies at the University of Helsinki. [1] He has written extensively on Russian and Finnish history. [1] Vihavainen graduated as a Master of Philosophy in 1970, a Licentiate in Philosophy in 1983, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1988 and a Docent in Russian history in 1992. [1] He is a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters since 2009. [1] At the beginning of the 2000s he was among the contributors of the Kanava magazine. [2]
Vihavainen was Visiting Fellow at Moscow State University in 1972-1973, Assistant of East-European History at Renvall Institute, University of Helsinki 1989-2000, Acting director of the Renvall Institute 1992, Director of the Finnish Institute in St. Petersburg in 1998-2000, and Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Academy 2000-2002. [1] Professor of Russian Studies at University of Helsinki 2002-2015. [1] [3]
Member of Board of Advisors at European University in St. Petersburg, Faculty of History. Member of Board at Aleksanteri Institute, Member of Board at the Finnish St. Petersburg Foundation, Head of History Program at Finnish-Russian Cross-Border University, Member of Board of Advisors at Helsinki Slavonic Library, and Member of Board at "Russia in Europe" Cross-Border Graduate School. [1]
Member at Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Chairman of Russian Section at the Finnish Historical Society, and Chairman at St. Petersburg Society, Board Member at Institute for Russian and East European Studies, Board Member at Finnish Society for Russian and East European Studies, Board Member at Finnish International Studies Association, and Member at International Committee of Historians - Committee for the Study of Russian Revolutions. [1]
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originally published in Kanava's 70th anniversary issue in 2003, pp.83–86