Curriculum vitae

EDUCATION

  • Student examination. Töölön yhteislyseo, Helsinki. 1966
  • kand. (cand. phil.;Comparative Literature, Russian Language and Literature, Finnish language ) Helsinki University 1973
  • lis. (lic. phil.; Comparative Literature, Russian Language and Literature) Helsinki University 1975
  • tri (PhD; Russian literature ) Helsinki University 1987

EMPLOYMENT

  • Teacher in Comparative Literature Helsinki University 1970–72
  • Assistant in Comparative Literature. Helsinki Univer­sity 1972, 1975–79
  • Acting Associate Professor in Comparative Literature. Oulu University 1979
  • Acting Associate Professor in Russian Literature. Helsinki University 1981–83
  • Research Fellow Finnish Academy of Sciences and Humanities 1983–86
  • Acting Associate Professor in Russian Literature. Helsinki University 1986–87
  • Associate Professor in Russian Literature. Helsinki University 1988–1997
  • Acting Professor in Russian Language and Literature. Helsinki University 1992–1993, 1997–1998
  • Professor in Russian Literature. Helsinki University 1998–2010
  • Professor emeritus in Russian Literature. Helsinki University 2011–

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION (major)

  • The Society of Finnish Literature
    • working member 1978–
  • The Finnish Society of Aesthetics
    • board  member 1983–85
  • The Finnish Society of Slavists
    • board member 1988–2001; chair 1990–98
  • The Finnish Society of Literary Scholars
    • vice chair 1988–1990
  • The Finnish–Soviet Scientific–Technological Committee (Suomen ja Neuvostoliiton välinen tietellinen yhteistyökomitea), Working group in Literature and Folklore
    • Secretary General 1988–1990
  • The International Institute of Semiotics (ISI)
    • board  member 1996–2010
  • The Finnish Society for Russian and East European Studies
    • board  member 1995– 2001
  • The member of St. Petersburg Academy of Humanities
    • member 1994–
  • The Aleksanteri Institute – Centre for Russian and East European Studies in Finland
    • board  member 1996–98; 2005–2010
  • The Renvall Institute of Area Studies, University of Helsinki
    • board  chair 1995–2001
    • board member 1993–2004
  • Russian Booker–Smirnoff Literary Price
    • jury member 1999
  • VI ICCEES (International Council for Central and East European Studies) World Congress in Tampere
    • International Program Committee member 2000
  • Daugavpils (Latvia) Pedagogical University
    • The Philology Study International Assessment Committee member 2000
  • Riga (Latvia) Sate University
    • Philological Study International Assessment  Committee  member 2002.
  • Tartu State University & Tallinn Pedagogical University
    • Literature and Folkloristic Study International Assessment Committee member 2002.
  • Novoe Literaturnoe Obozrenie (The New Literary Review), Moscow
    • Editorial Board Member 2005–
  • European University at St Petersburg. Faculty of Ethnology
    • International Advisory Board Member 2006–2008
  • The Eino Leino Literary Price. Finland
    • jury member 2006 and 2013
  • Building a European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH)
    • Standing Committee for Literature member 2006–2007
  • 9th World Congress of International Association of Semiotics. Helsinki–Imatra
    • International Program Committee Member 2007
  • European Science Foundation
    • Pool reviewer 2009–10
  • The Finnish Society of Russian Literature
    • Vice chair 2013–

MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • International Project “Modernism and Postmodernism in Russian Literature and Culture” (Supported by The Academy of Finland, Helsinki University, Centre for International Mobility & others) 1995–1999 (2000–2010)
    • responsible project leader
  • The Nordic Doctoral School of Russian Literature (supported by Nordiska Forskarutdaningsakademin)
    • the leading group member 1997–1999
  • The Finnish Doctoral School of Literature (Valtakunnallinen Kirjallisuudentutkimuksen tutkijakoulu; supported by The Academy of Finland)
    • the leading group member 1998–2010
  • International Project “Understanding, Misunderstanding, Self-understanding” (Supported by ESR) within the International Semiotics Institute
    • member 1998–1999/2003
  • International Project “Narration and History: Turn of the Century in Russian Culture” (Supported by The Academy of Finland) 2002–2005
    • responsible project leader
  • Finnish Network University of Semiotics
    • board member 2003–2008
  • International Project “St. Petersburg / Leningrad: History – Narration – Present” (Supported by The Academy of Finland) 2004–2007
    • responsible project leader
  • International Project “Understanding Russianness” (Supported by Helsinki University) 2008–2011
    • project leader with Risto Alapuro and Arto Mustajoki

PUBLICATIONS

3 Books

18 Edited Books

93 Articles

212 Newspaper articles

Articles in Encylopedias

Radio and TV programs

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

  • Several Grants for studies in
    • Soviet Union/Russia 1969–
    • Czechoslovakia 1970
    • Germany 1998
      (from Helsinki University; Finnish Academy, Ministry of Education, Finnish–Soviet Scientific & Technological Committee, The Institute for Russian and  Eastern European studies, The Friendship Society Finland–Soviet Union/Russia)
  • Eemil Aaltonen Foundation 1974
  • Alfred Kordelin Foundation 1978
  • The Academy of Finland: Senior Research Fellow 1992–1993 and 2002–2003
  • Jakov Grot award of Helsinki University for enthusiasm in Russian Studies 1999
  • Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan I luokan ritarimerkki 2004
  • Oscar Parland award of Finnish Semiotic Society for the work done in the field of study and teaching in Russian Semiotics 2007
  • Pushkin medal   from International Association  of Teachers in Russian Language and Literature for remarkable achievements in teaching Russian Language and Literature 2015

CONFERENCES

  • Papers in International Seminars and Conferences
    • 1975– (ca. 100) in Russia, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, England, Scotland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Italy, USA, Mexico
  • Papers in Finnish Seminars and Conferences
    • 1971– (ca. 130)
  • Organized Seminars and Conferences
    • International (17) 1982–
      Especially to be mentioned The Tartu–Helsinki international seminars on Russian Literature and Culture (I–XV, 1987–)
    • Finnish (ca. 40) 1974–

SUPERVISED ACADEMIC WORKS

  • Supervised doctoral dissertations completed (32) 1991–2012
    • 22 (1st supervisor); 11 (2nd supervisor)
    • Authors: Finns (19), Russians (11), Estonian (1), American; USA (1), Israelian (1)
  • Supervised licentiate dissertations (theses) completed (11) 1988–2009
    • Authors: Finns (8), Russian (2), American (USA) (1)
  • Supervised MA (FM)–theses completed (185) (1979–2010)
    • in Comparative and Finnish Literature, Art History, History 15 (1979–2009)
    • in Russian Literature and Culture  170 (1982–2010)

PERSONAL

  • Born: April, 1, 1947. Norrköping, Sweden
  • Married, 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren
  • Languages: Finnish (mother tongue), Russian, Swedish,  English, German