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'''Johan Bäckman''' (born in 1971) is a ] controversial political author, ] and ], holding ]ship and temporary teaching positions in several Finnish universities<ref></ref><ref></ref>. '''Johan Bäckman''' (born in 1971) is a ] controversial political author, ] and ], holding ]ships and temporary teaching positions{{fact}} in several Finnish universities<ref name="oikeussosiologia">{{Cite web| url = http://www.helsinki.fi/oik/tdk/opiskelu/opinto-opas/aineopinnot/oikeussosiologia.htm | title = Oikeussosiologia 2008-2009 | accessdate = 30.3.2009 | publisher = ] | language = {{fi}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://notes.utu.fi/ty/webexper.nsf/031b9e8464cecb05c22564dd003abe2e/9b3aa972eae3fe4ec22573b700208d2b?OpenDocument | title = Dosentti Johan Bäckman, VTT | accessdate = 30.3.2009 | publisher = ] | language = {{fi}}}}</ref>.


He received his training in ] and ] in the ], where he defended his Ph.D. in 2006 <ref>http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/val/sosio/vk/backman/abstract.html</ref> and is now ] in the ]<ref>http://www.helsinki.fi/rpol/esittely/henkilosto.htm</ref>. He is also adjunct professor in criminology at the ]<ref>http://notes.utu.fi/ty/webexper.nsf/031b9e8464cecb05c22564dd003abe2e/9b3aa972eae3fe4ec22573b700208d2b?OpenDocument</ref> and the ]. He has taught courses on the sociology of law, criminology and Russian studies in several Finnish universities. He received his training in ] and ] in the ], where he defended his Ph.D. in 2006 <ref>http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/val/sosio/vk/backman/abstract.html</ref> and is now ] in the ]<ref>http://www.helsinki.fi/rpol/esittely/henkilosto.htm</ref>. He is also adjunct professor in criminology at the ]<ref>http://notes.utu.fi/ty/webexper.nsf/031b9e8464cecb05c22564dd003abe2e/9b3aa972eae3fe4ec22573b700208d2b?OpenDocument</ref> and the ]. He has taught courses on the sociology of law, criminology and Russian studies in several Finnish universities.
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Bäckman has written about ] during the ], war history of Finland and the Soviet Union, ] in ] and ], the ], terrorism and ]. Bäckman's writings, published in Finland and Estonia, have been regarded as ] and ].<ref>] ] ] 12:43: , edited by ]</ref> Bäckman has written about ] during the ], war history of Finland and the Soviet Union, ] in ] and ], the ], terrorism and ]. Bäckman's writings, published in Finland and Estonia, have been regarded as ] and ].<ref>] ] ] 12:43: , edited by ]</ref>


==Bäckman and Russia== == Bäckman and Russia ==
Bäckman has lived and worked in St. Petersburg Russia 1993-2004 and is fluent in Russian. In 2000 he opened a scientific research centre there called ''Johan Beckman Institute'', specialised in publishing books about Finnish-Russian war history in several languages. <ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/cgi-bin/articles_print.cgi?id=32</ref> Bäckman has been popular commentator in Russian national television, radio and press, often underlining Finnish and Estonian Russophobia and their re-writing of history, being anti-Russian. Bäckman is against the position of the Finnish president ] that Finland waged separate ] against the aggression of the USSR. Bäckman claims Finns participated in the ] actively and asked ] to destroy the city, planning to create ''Greater Finland'' consisting of Finland, Karelia, Leningrad, Northern Sweden and Norway, and Estonia.<ref>http://www.rep.ru/20Mar2002/society/01.html</ref><ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/cgi-bin/articles_print.cgi?id=32</ref><ref>http://www.rep.ru/10Apr2002/society/02.html</ref> <ref></ref><ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/shtml/article.shtml?id=28</ref> Bäckman has critisised Finnish nationalists’ attempts to return the territories lost in the ].<ref>http://www.gov.karelia.ru/Karelia/990/39.html</ref>


=== The Politkovskaya book===
Bäckman has frequented Russia since 1993<ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/cgi-bin/articles_print.cgi?id=32</ref> and is fluent in Russian. In 2000, he established in ] a publishing institution named after himself as ''Johan Beckman Institute''.


⚫ ] In 2007 Bäckman published a book in Finnish titled "Satan Arrives in Helsinki - Finland and the murder of Anna Politkovskaya" ({{lang-fi|Saatana saapuu Helsinkiin - Anna Politkovskajan murha ja Suomi}}), claming the American citizen ] was organized by circles who wanted to smear Russian president ]<ref name=den/> and accusing Finnish politicians and Finnish ]-club of Russophobia.<ref name="hs-greemp"></ref> Bäckman admires ] <ref name="apn fsb">http://www.apn-spb.ru/publications/article2329.htm</ref><ref name="apn amour">http://www.apn-spb.ru/publications/article2316.htm</ref> and compares him to Cold War-era Finnish president ] and claimed that he wish Putin likewise ruled Russia for 26 years. He stated that Finland needs such organizations as pro-Kremlin ].<ref name="apn fsb"/> According to Bäckman, the ] is considerably higher than in Finland, and Estonia is not free at all.<ref name="apn fsb"/>
In March 2002 in ], Republic of Karelia, Russia, during a military historical festival dedicated to the end of the ], Bäckman made a sensational claim that the modern authorities of Finland propagated the idea that the Russian people is genetically inferior and expected Russia to collapse in about twenty years.<ref>http://www.rep.ru/20Mar2002/society/01.html</ref><ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/cgi-bin/articles_print.cgi?id=32</ref> Other participants of the festival considered that he unreasonably overestimated the extent of ] in Finland.<ref>http://www.rep.ru/10Apr2002/society/02.html</ref> According to Bäckman's article "Finland without a mask", published in Russian in May 2002, in general the Finns consider themselves a superior nation, all Russian women prostitutes and all Russian men thieves and bandits.<ref></ref> During 2002, Bäckman gained an odious reputation both in Russia and among his Finnish colleagues.<ref>http://www.politika-karelia.ru/shtml/article.shtml?id=28</ref>


⚫ == Bäckman and Estonia ==
In 2002 Bäckman publicly accused the ] of ] and racism. He claimed that the ministry was preparing a campaign to smear Russia and return the territories lost in the ].<ref>http://www.gov.karelia.ru/Karelia/990/39.html</ref> Furthermore, he accused the ministry of smearing him personally and threatened to sue it. According to a report by the ministry, in the Russian press Bäckman conducted a media campagn directed against Finland.
===The Bronze Soldier book===


⚫ In his book about the ] issue, Bäckman has written and argued against what he calls "] policies" of ] and ] and given several controversial interviews e.g. claming Estonia will join Russian within a decade.<ref name=den> ] {{ru icon}}</ref><ref>{{de icon}} {{cite web|title=Estland in zehn Jahren Teil der Russischen Föderation|publisher=]|url=http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1220457806736|date=2008-09-11|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref name=EP> ] ] ] {{et icon}}</ref><ref name=bb> ] ] ]</ref><ref name=molodezh> ] ] ]</ref> In his opinion, Estonian integration policies are "]" and represents a "criminal discrimination of Russians"<ref name=den/>. Bäckman also claims the "destruction" of the ] grave site and monument in April 2007 by the Estonian government was "the end of history of Estonia". Bäckman has noted Russian youth hates Estonia and Latvia and will act accordingly when reach political power.<ref name="den"/> In "Bronze Soldier" he dismissed the ] as a "Nazi myth".<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239739349</ref> Bäckman has gained wide publicity in Estonia for denying the Soviet occupation during 1940-1941 and 1944-1991: <blockquote>In my opinion speaking or writing of Soviet "occupation" should be criminalised as a form of racist propaganda. I demand five years prison sentence to everyone who dears to say Estonia was "occupied" by Soviet Union.<ref></ref></blockquote>
In 2003 Johan Beckman Institute published the book ''Finland and the Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944'' by Russian historian ]. The ] awarded Bäckman ''Marshal Govorov Literature Prize'' (2003) for that work. The book was labelled by Finnish historian ] of the University of Helsinki as "a book built on ] propaganda stereotypes". Vihavainen also said that Baryshnikov had misunderstood some of the language in Finnish archive documents.<ref>http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=9118</ref> Bäckman and Baryshnikov threatened to sue Vihavainen. Bäckman is highly critical of the modern Finnish historiography of ] and challenges the traditional Finnish ideas that Finland waged a separate ] against the aggression of the USSR. According to Bäckman, the Finns participated in the ] actively and asked ] to destroy the city. He speculates that Finland also planned ] in ] in order to create a ] ], possibly stretching as far as ] or even the river ], which he claimed was proven by vast amounts of documents and also several Finnish history books by ], ] and Nikolai Baryshnikov.
⚫ After Bäckman published a highly controversial book about the Estonian ] issue in September 2008, a number of Finnish and Estonian cultural figures, scholars, journalists and politicians, including ], ] and ], addressed the University of Helsinki with an ] of protest, partly in relation Bäckman teaching a course on "specialities of Estonian legal policy" in Spring 2009.<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239710765</ref> The former minister of foreign affairs of Finland Dr. ] reacted by saying the letter was "censorship letter" violating principles of freedom of speech.<ref></ref> The ] made a distancing statement holding that Bäckman's political views are his own and not representing the University's.<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239739349</ref><ref name=PM> ] ] ] {{et icon}}</ref>


⚫ Bäckman has seriously stated that Estonia does not exist<ref>] ] ] 13:02: , interview by ]</ref>. Following publication of the final report of the ], Bäckman claimed that its chairman, the Finnish diplomat and one-time ] candidate ], is the "ideological father of the criminal apartheid regime of Estonia"<ref></ref> and that this ideology being maintained by official Estonia is ], according to Bäckman<ref>] ] ] 13:44: , edited by ]</ref>. ]-protest" in March 23, 2009. The handful of demonstrators were the focus of attention for about 40 representatives of the media.<ref name="hs-handful"></ref>]]
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In his 2007 book "Satan Arrives in Helsinki" ({{lang-fi|Saatana saapuu Helsinkiin}}) he supported the conspiracy theory that ] was organized by circles who wanted to smear Russian president ]<ref name=den/>. According to Bäckman, Politkovskaya was an American agent. He also critizes Finns reactions for murder of journalist ]. Bäckman accused Finnish ] politician ] and the Finnish media of inciting hatred towards Russia and ]. Hautala, depicted on the book cover (''pictured''), saw this as a ], but refused to take legal action, preferring to allow the book to speak for itself.<ref name="hs-greemp"></ref>


===Nashi protests in Helsinki===
⚫ Johan Bäckman admires Vladmir Putin, crediting his personality and health with all recent successes of Russia.<ref name="apn fsb">http://www.apn-spb.ru/publications/article2329.htm</ref><ref name="apn amour">http://www.apn-spb.ru/publications/article2316.htm</ref> He has compared ] to Cold War-era Finnish president ] and claimed that he wish Putin likewise ruled Russia for 26 years. He stated that Finland also needs such organizations as pro-Kremlin ] and ].<ref name="apn fsb"/> According to Bäckman, the ] is considerably higher than in Finland, and Estonia is not free at all.<ref name="apn fsb"/>


In March 2009 Bäckman arranged a series of protests in Helsinki held by activists of ], ] and the ] against (in his words) opening a new anti-Russian front on information warfare on the territory of Finland by Estonian embassy. The protests were aimed aganst seminars, a book about the ] and films presented by the Estonian embassy, especially the film ] by ]. <ref name="hs-handful"/> In media commentaries for Swedish, Finnish and Russian press, television and radio, Bäckman claimed that the Soviet Union did not occupy Estonia and belittled the significance of the ]<ref name="hs-handful"/>.
Bäckman has explicitely denied that he is an agent of the ]. He claimed that he sought imprisonment for Aila Niinimaa-Keppo, a Finnish woman who publicly stated so, and for Heidi Hautala, who claimed that Bäckman was spreading FSB disinformation with his book directed against her.<ref name="apn fsb"/>
===Estonian security police on Bäckman===
The Estonian security police ] officer and historian ] has strongly commented Bäckman in the Estonian press. In his opinion Bäckman is a Russian propagandist spreading disinformation which is similar to the claims Moscow is making<ref></ref>.


⚫ In March 2009 Kahar said that Bäckman is a communist who maintains close friendship with well-known Finnish neo-nazi ], both of whom know the former ] agent residing in Estonia ], all of them being linked with the young Muscovite historian ]. <ref name='backman+teinonen'>] ] ] 16:45: , edited by ]</ref> In the assessment by Kaitsepolitseiamet, both Bäckman and Teinonen are likely to be part of a FSB operation directed from Moscow through Ilyashevich. Bäckman has denied he is a communist but at the same time he has said he admires the Finnish pro-Soviet ] youth movement of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hbl.fi/text/inrikes/2009/3/22/d25126.php |title=Han bjöd in 30 Putinunga |publisher=] |date=2009-03-22 |accessdate=2009-03-29 |last=Bruun |first=Staffan }} </ref> Bäckman has denied him being an agent of the ]. He has successfully sued individuals claiming so.<ref name="apn fsb"/>
⚫ ==Bäckman and Estonia==


In his blog Bäckman clamed that in February 2009 the Estonian security police general director ] sent a letter to the ] of the University of Helsinki ] saying Bäckman is not welcomed in Estonia because he "in recent years has deliberately spread false and defamatory information about Estonian Republic and it’s history, insulting people who had suffered through the crimes against humanity committed by the Soviet regime".<ref>http://www.vunet.org/ulkomaat/story-8475.html</ref>
Lately, Bäckman has written and argued against what he calls "] policies" of ] and ].


==Awards==
⚫ In an interview given in ] in August 2008 promoting his book "Bronze Soldier" scheduled for publication in September 2008, he claimed that Estonia would not survive for another ten years due to the incoming economic crisis and ethnic tensions<ref>{{de icon}} {{cite web|title=Estland in zehn Jahren Teil der Russischen Föderation|publisher=]|url=http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1220457806736|date=2008-09-11|accessdate=2008-09-13}}</ref><ref name=den> ] {{ru icon}}</ref><ref name=EP> ] ] ] {{et icon}}</ref><ref name=bb> ] ] ]</ref><ref name=molodezh> ] ] ]</ref>, while believing the main problem of the country is that the integration policies are "]" and represents a "criminal discrimination of Russians"<ref name=den/>. Bäckman also claims the "destruction" of the ] grave site and monument in April 2007 by the Estonian government was "the end of history of Estonia". He speculated that most of the Russian youth all over Russia, including children, hated Estonia and denied it the right to exist. Bäckman went on to predict that in ten years at most, the ] comes to power in Russia, leading to end of the Estonian statehood shortly afterwards.<ref name="den"/> In "Bronze Soldier" he dismissed the ] as a "Nazi myth".<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239739349</ref> On September 11, 2008, Bäckman wrote in his blog dedicated to the forthcoming book:
The ] awarded Bäckman ''Marshal Govorov Literature Prize'' (2004) for publishing the book ''Finland and the Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944'' by Russian historian ]. The Finnish historian ] commented the book was "built on ] propaganda stereotypes" and the author had misundestood some sources<ref>http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=9118</ref>
<blockquote>In my opinion speaking or writing of Soviet "occupation" should be criminalised as a form of racist propaganda. I demand five years prison sentence to everyone who dears to say Estonia was "occupied" by Soviet Union.<ref></ref></blockquote>

⚫ On September 24, 2008, a number of Finnish and Estonian cultural figures, scholars, journalists and politicians, including ], ] and ], addressed the University of Helsinki with an ] of protest, partly in relation Bäckman teaching a course on "specialities of Estonian legal policy" in Spring 2009.<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239710765</ref> The former minister of foreign affairs of Finland Dr. ] reacted by saying the letter was "censorship letter" violating principles of freedom of speech.<ref>]</ref> The ] made a distancing statement holding that Bäckman's political views are his own and not representing the University's.<ref>http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/1135239739349</ref><ref name=PM> ] ] ] {{et icon}}</ref>

⚫ In the opinion of the Estonian counter-intellegence agency ], Bäckman is a Russian propagandist spreading disinformation which is similar to the claims Moscow is making<ref></ref>. In March 2009 Kaitsepolitseiamet said that Bäckman is a communist who maintains close friendship with well-known Finnish neo-nazi ], both of whom know the former ] agent residing in Estonia ], all of them being linked with the young Muscovite historian ]. <ref name='backman+teinonen'>] ] ] 16:45: , edited by ]</ref> In the assessment by Kaitsepolitseiamet, both Bäckman and Teinonen are likely to be part of a FSB operation directed from Moscow through Ilyashevich. Bäckman has denied he is a communist but at the same time he has said he admires the pro-Soviet ] movement of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.hbl.fi/text/inrikes/2009/3/22/d25126.php
|title=Han bjöd in 30 Putinunga
|publisher=]
|date=2009-03-22
|accessdate=2009-03-29
|last=Bruun
|first=Staffan
}}
</ref>

⚫ Bäckman has seriously stated that Estonia does not exist<ref>] ] ] 13:02: , interview by ]</ref>. Following publication of the final report of the ], Bäckman claimed that its chairman, the Finnish diplomat and one-time ] candidate ], is the "ideological father of the criminal apartheid regime of Estonia"<ref></ref> and that this ideology being maintained by official Estonia is ], according to Bäckman<ref>] ] ] 13:44: , edited by ]</ref>.

]-protest" in March 23, 2009. The handful of demonstrators were the focus of attention for about 40 representatives of the media.<ref name="hs-handful"></ref>]]
On March 23, 2009, in Helsinki he arranged a protest held by activists of ], ], the prospective Finnish Islamic Party and the three-member ] led by him, opposing the publication of a new book about the ]. The book is named "Behind Everything Was Fear" ({{lang-fi|Kaiken takana oli pelko}}), edited<ref>The book is collection of articles from over 30 different writers from Estonia, Finland, Russia, United States and the United Kingdom.</ref> by ] and ]. Bäckman denounced the book as ].<ref name="hs-handful"/> Bäckman claimed that the Soviet Union did not occupy Estonia and belittled the significance of the ]<ref name="hs-handful"/>.


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Johan Bäckman
Born1971
NationalityFinnish
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
Known forControversial views

Johan Bäckman (born in 1971) is a Finnish controversial political author, legal sociologist and criminologist, holding adjunct professorships and temporary teaching positions in several Finnish universities.

He received his training in sociology and political history in the University of Helsinki, where he defended his Ph.D. in 2006 and is now adjunct professor in the sociology of law. He is also adjunct professor in criminology at the University of Turku and the University of Joensuu. He has taught courses on the sociology of law, criminology and Russian studies in several Finnish universities.

Bäckman has written about Finnish-Soviet relations during the Cold War, war history of Finland and the Soviet Union, organized crime in Russia and Estonia, the Russian Mafia, terrorism and history of Estonia. Bäckman's writings, published in Finland and Estonia, have been regarded as pro-Putin and anti-Estonian.

Bäckman and Russia

Bäckman has lived and worked in St. Petersburg Russia 1993-2004 and is fluent in Russian. In 2000 he opened a scientific research centre there called Johan Beckman Institute, specialised in publishing books about Finnish-Russian war history in several languages. Bäckman has been popular commentator in Russian national television, radio and press, often underlining Finnish and Estonian Russophobia and their re-writing of history, being anti-Russian. Bäckman is against the position of the Finnish president Tarja Halonen that Finland waged separate Continuation War against the aggression of the USSR. Bäckman claims Finns participated in the Siege of Leningrad actively and asked Hitler to destroy the city, planning to create Greater Finland consisting of Finland, Karelia, Leningrad, Northern Sweden and Norway, and Estonia. Bäckman has critisised Finnish nationalists’ attempts to return the territories lost in the Paris Peace Treaty.

The Politkovskaya book

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In 2007 Bäckman published a book in Finnish titled "Satan Arrives in Helsinki - Finland and the murder of Anna Politkovskaya" (Template:Lang-fi), claming the American citizen Anna Politkovskaya assassination was organized by circles who wanted to smear Russian president Vladimir Putin and accusing Finnish politicians and Finnish PEN-club of Russophobia. Bäckman admires Vladimir Putin and compares him to Cold War-era Finnish president Urho Kekkonen and claimed that he wish Putin likewise ruled Russia for 26 years. He stated that Finland needs such organizations as pro-Kremlin Nashi. According to Bäckman, the freedom of the press in Russia is considerably higher than in Finland, and Estonia is not free at all.

Bäckman and Estonia

The Bronze Soldier book

In his book about the Bronze Soldier issue, Bäckman has written and argued against what he calls "apartheid policies" of Estonia and Latvia and given several controversial interviews e.g. claming Estonia will join Russian within a decade. In his opinion, Estonian integration policies are "apartheid" and represents a "criminal discrimination of Russians". Bäckman also claims the "destruction" of the Bronze Soldier grave site and monument in April 2007 by the Estonian government was "the end of history of Estonia". Bäckman has noted Russian youth hates Estonia and Latvia and will act accordingly when reach political power. In "Bronze Soldier" he dismissed the Soviet occupation of Estonia as a "Nazi myth". Bäckman has gained wide publicity in Estonia for denying the Soviet occupation during 1940-1941 and 1944-1991:

In my opinion speaking or writing of Soviet "occupation" should be criminalised as a form of racist propaganda. I demand five years prison sentence to everyone who dears to say Estonia was "occupied" by Soviet Union.

After Bäckman published a highly controversial book about the Estonian Bronze Soldier issue in September 2008, a number of Finnish and Estonian cultural figures, scholars, journalists and politicians, including Henrik Lax, Lasse Lehtinen and Sofi Oksanen, addressed the University of Helsinki with an open letter of protest, partly in relation Bäckman teaching a course on "specialities of Estonian legal policy" in Spring 2009. The former minister of foreign affairs of Finland Dr. Erkki Tuomioja reacted by saying the letter was "censorship letter" violating principles of freedom of speech. The University of Helsinki made a distancing statement holding that Bäckman's political views are his own and not representing the University's.

Bäckman has seriously stated that Estonia does not exist. Following publication of the final report of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity, Bäckman claimed that its chairman, the Finnish diplomat and one-time UN Secretary-General candidate Max Jakobson, is the "ideological father of the criminal apartheid regime of Estonia" and that this ideology being maintained by official Estonia is Nazism, according to Bäckman.

Bäckman arranged the "Nashi-protest" in March 23, 2009. The handful of demonstrators were the focus of attention for about 40 representatives of the media.

Nashi protests in Helsinki

In March 2009 Bäckman arranged a series of protests in Helsinki held by activists of Nashi, Night Watch and the Finnish Anti-Fascist Committee against (in his words) opening a new anti-Russian front on information warfare on the territory of Finland by Estonian embassy. The protests were aimed aganst seminars, a book about the Soviet occupation of Estonia and films presented by the Estonian embassy, especially the film Soviet Story by Edvins Snore. In media commentaries for Swedish, Finnish and Russian press, television and radio, Bäckman claimed that the Soviet Union did not occupy Estonia and belittled the significance of the Soviet deportations from Estonia.

Estonian security police on Bäckman

The Estonian security police Kaitsepolitseiamet officer and historian Andres Kahar has strongly commented Bäckman in the Estonian press. In his opinion Bäckman is a Russian propagandist spreading disinformation which is similar to the claims Moscow is making.

In March 2009 Kahar said that Bäckman is a communist who maintains close friendship with well-known Finnish neo-nazi Risto Teinonen, both of whom know the former KGB agent residing in Estonia Vladimir Ilyashevich, all of them being linked with the young Muscovite historian Alexander Dyukov. In the assessment by Kaitsepolitseiamet, both Bäckman and Teinonen are likely to be part of a FSB operation directed from Moscow through Ilyashevich. Bäckman has denied he is a communist but at the same time he has said he admires the Finnish pro-Soviet Taistoist youth movement of the 1970s. Bäckman has denied him being an agent of the FSB. He has successfully sued individuals claiming so.

In his blog Bäckman clamed that in February 2009 the Estonian security police general director Raivo Aeg sent a letter to the chancellor of the University of Helsinki Ilkka Niiniluoto saying Bäckman is not welcomed in Estonia because he "in recent years has deliberately spread false and defamatory information about Estonian Republic and it’s history, insulting people who had suffered through the crimes against humanity committed by the Soviet regime".

Awards

The Saint Petersburg legislature awarded Bäckman Marshal Govorov Literature Prize (2004) for publishing the book Finland and the Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944 by Russian historian Nikolai Baryshnikov. The Finnish historian Timo Vihavainen commented the book was "built on Stalinist propaganda stereotypes" and the author had misundestood some sources

Works

  • Bäckman, Johan (1996). Venäjän organisoitu rikollisuus. Helsinki: Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos. ISBN 951-704-191-8.
  • Bäckman, Johan (1997). Liikkeenjohto Venäjän muutoksessa. Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-21672-0.
  • Bäckman, Johan (1998). The inflation of crime in Russia: The social danger of the emerging markets. Helsinki: National Research Institute of Legal Policy. ISBN 951-704-211-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |Kieli= ignored (help)
  • Bäckman, Johan (1999). ”Sudella on sata tietä...”: Pietarin organisoitu rikollisuus Venäjän rikosoikeuskulttuurin kehyksessä. Helsinki: Oikeuspoliittinen tutkimuslaitos. ISBN 951-704-240-X.
  • Bäckman, Johan (2001). Entäs kun tulee se yhdestoista? Suomettumisen uusi historia. Helsinki: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-25654-4.
  • Bäckman, Johan (2006). Itämafia: Uhkakuvapolitiikka, rikosilmiöt ja kulttuuriset merkitykset. Espoo: Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu. ISBN 951-815-112. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  • Bäckman, Johan (2007). Saatana saapuu Helsinkiin: Anna Politkovskajan murha ja Suomi. Helsinki: Russia Advisory Group. ISBN 978-952-99785-1-9.
  • Bäckman, Johan (2008). Pronssisoturi: Viron patsaskiistan tausta ja sisältö. Tallinn: Tarbeinfo. ISBN 978-9985-9721-7-5.

References

  1. "Oikeussosiologia 2008-2009". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 30.3.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. "Dosentti Johan Bäckman, VTT". University of Turku. Retrieved 30.3.2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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