Max Jakobson

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Max Jakobson


Born
in Viipuri, Finland
September 30, 1923

Died
March 09, 2013

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Max Jakobson was a Finnish diplomat and journalist with Finnish-Jewish descent. Jakobson was an instrumental figure in shaping Finland's policy of neutrality during the Cold War. In 1971, Jakobson was a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General. His candidacy failed, ostensibly because of a Soviet Union veto.

Max Jakobson was born in 1923 in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia), as son of Finnish-Jewish tailor Leo Jakobsson and his ethnic Finnish wife Helmi (née Virtanen). He began his career as a journalist. He worked at the BBC. From 1953 to 1974 he was employed by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs eventually acting as Finland's ambassador to the United Nations in 1965-1971 and Finland's Ambassador to Sweden in 197
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Average rating: 4.05 · 137 ratings · 19 reviews · 28 distinct worksSimilar authors
Diplomaattien talvisota

4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1955
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The Diplomacy of the Winter...

4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1961 — 5 editions
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20. Vuosisadan Tilinpaatos

4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1999
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Väkivallan vuodet: 20. vuos...

4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1999
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Finland in the New Europe (...

4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions
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Kohtalonvuodet

3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008
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20. vuosisadan tilinpäätös:...

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Finland: A Lone Wolf

3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2006
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Veteen piirretty viiva: hav...

3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1981
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Finland: Myth and reality

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“Suomen ja Ruotsin suhteet ovat olleet yleisemminkin merkillinen sekoitus yhteyttä ja vierautta. Niitä on hämmästyttävän vähän Suomessa tutkittu ja analysoitu. Siihen tarvittaisiinkin historian ja politiikan tuntijoiden lisäksi myös psykiatria.”
Max Jakobson, Vallanvaihto: havaintoja ja muistiinpanoja vuosilta 1974 - 92

“Suuret tapahtumat lähestyvät meitä usein sukkasillaan: emme havaitse niiden tuloa, ennen kuin pitkään vallinnut järjestys järkkyy.”
Max Jakobson, Vallanvaihto: havaintoja ja muistiinpanoja vuosilta 1974 - 92

“Suomen ulkopolitiikasta ei voi aina sanoa, että niin on, jos siltä näyttää.”
Max Jakobson, Veteen piirretty viiva: havaintoja ja merkintöjä vuosilta 1953 - 1965

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