Nykyisten kauheuksien juuret Itämerenmaakunnissa by A. Meurman
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"Nykyisten kauheuksien juuret Itämerenmaakunnissa" by A. Meurman is a historical essay written in the early 20th century. It investigates the roots of contemporary violence in the Baltic provinces, tracing them to centuries of conquest, clerical and noble domination, serfdom, and the failure of ruling elites to integrate with the native population, which fostered durable ethnic and class hatred. The opening of the work poses a stark question about the source of recent
atrocities in Russia’s Baltic provinces and answers it by surveying a long history of oppression. It sketches the pattern of medieval expansion—merchant, bishop, and crusading orders—contrasting England and Finland (where elites eventually blended with locals) with Livonia, where German lords remained apart. The author outlines indigenous social organization and the region’s exposed geography, then illustrates the cycle of revolt and reprisal through the St. George’s Night uprising of 1343 and its brutal suppression. He catalogs peasant burdens and legal subjugation under Polish, Swedish, and later Russian rule, highlighting repeated reform attempts blunted by an intransigent nobility. Reports under Catherine II expose extreme abuses; 19th‑century measures (1804, 1819) grant limited personal freedom but often worsen conditions by stripping land rights and preserving corporal punishment. Schools serve Germanization and even temperance efforts are undermined, yet some peasants slowly gain land. The section concludes that today’s violence grows from this uninterrupted history of domination and resentment, and that only genuine social merging could avert renewed catastrophe. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meurman, A. (Agathon), 1826-1909 |
|---|---|
| Title | Nykyisten kauheuksien juuret Itämerenmaakunnissa |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Yrjö Weilin, 1906. |
| Credits | Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 20.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | DL: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Northern Europe, Scandinavia |
| Subject | Baltic Sea Region -- History |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76204 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76204-3 |
| Release Date | May 31, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 373 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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