Arto Luukkanen

Arto Luukkanen in 2012.

Arto Luukkanen (born 1964) is a Finnish historian and social scientists, specialising in Russian and Eastern European research at the University of Helsinki Renvall Institute.^[1]

Luukkanen is also a commentator on Russian public and political issues.^[2] He received his doctorate in theology at the University of Helsinki in 1994. He is the general church history associate professor at the University of Helsinki, associate professor of Russian history at the University of Tampere^[3] and political associate professor of history at the University of Turku. He has written five monographs and several articles in this area

Books in English

• The party of unbelief: The religious policy of the Bolshevik party Doctoral dissertation, University of Helsinki. Studia historica 48. 1994. ISBN 951-710-008-6 Helsinki: SHS, 1994. ISBN 951-710-008-6. (In English)
• The religious policy of the Stalinist state: A case study: The Central Standing Commission on Religious Questions, 1929–1938 Studia historica 57, Helsinki: Finnish Historical Society, 1997. ISBN 951-710-068-X Helsinki: Catalan Historical Society, 1997. ISBN 951-710-068-X. (In English)

References

1. "BOOK REVIEW: Left-oriented Russia studies ending up on ash heap of history". Helsingin Sanomat - International Edition - Culture. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
2. "Venäjästä kolmas kotimainen kieli (Russia third native language)". MTV3.fi. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
3. "Staff - Department of History - University of Tampere". Uta.fi. 2010-03-15. Retrieved 2011-01-31.