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Pekka Pesonen

Pekka Juhani Pesonen
Born April 1, 1947, Norrköping, Sweden.

Master of Arts (General Literature and Aesthetics), 1973, Licentiate of Philosophy (General Literature, Russian language and Literature), 1975, Doctor of Philosophy (Russian Literature), 1987, University of Helsinki

Professor Emeritus of Russian Literature, 2011-, University of Helsinki
Teacher and acting Assistant, 1970–1972, 1974 and Assistant (General Literature), 1975–1980, University of Helsinki
Acting Associate Professor 1981–983 and 1986–1987, Associate Professor, 1988–1997 and Professor (Russian Literature) 1998–2010, University of Helsinki

Awards and special achievements
Jokov Grot Award for enthusiastic research on Russian, 1999
Oscar Parland Award, Finnish Semiotic Society, 2007

Photo: Mika Federley
Written by Pekka Pesonen and Riitta-Ilona Hurmerinta (ed.)
Translated by John Calton

Professor Pekka Pesonen’s farewell lecture

Pekka Pesonen, Professor of Russian Literature, retired at the beginning of 2011. On December 13, 2010 he delivered his farwewll lecture “Mistä ihmiset elävät? – Venäläisen kirjallisuuden kysymykset ja vastaukset” (’What men live by - Russian literature’s questions and answers’):

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