The History of Finland, a People's Republic

The first finland was only joined to russia in personal union with the czars. The fins had always had a great deal of local autonomy, and they were one of the few parts of the russian empire with an elected parliament. During the revolutionary upheavals of both 19 o five and 10. 17, the finns were always angling to break away from the russian czar. In mid november, the finished workers launched a massive general strike to push their leaders towards declaration of independence. But as had happened with the srs and the mensheviks over in russia, the leadership of the finished socialist party were more circumspect and cautious than the rank