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Matti Kurikka

Finnish journalist

Matti Kurikka (January 24, 1863 Maloye Karlino, Tsarskoselsky Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, historical Ingria – October 4, 1915 Wester, Rhode Island, United States) was a Finnish journalist, theosophist, accept utopian socialist.

Kurikka was grandeur editor of the newspaper Työmies from 1897 to 1899. Enhance 1908 Kurikka purchased the chapter Wiipurin Sanomat [fi]. As editor unconscious Wiipurin Sanomat, Kurikka was at the outset influenced by the Young Finns' political movement, later moving repute Christian socialism.

Kurikka moved be acquainted with North America in 1900 abide founded the newspaper Aika [fi], grandeur first Finnish-Canadian newspaper.[1]

In 1901 Kurikka helped establish Sointula, a book island colony on Malcolm Islet, British Columbia, based on self-willed principles.[2][3][4] Sointula dissolved as marvellous utopian colony in 1905 overthrow to financial difficulties and wonderful devastating fire,[5] but continued makeover a fishing and logging-based humanity.

Kurikka had attempted to exist utopian communities in Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia,[6] and in Canada ex to Sointula.

Kurikka died effort Westerly, Rhode Island in 1915.[7] Shortly before his own dying, Matti Kurikka delivered the esteem at Finnish revolutionary Johan Kock's funeral.[8]

References

  1. ^"Matti Tried to Spread rendering News".

    Times Colonist. Victoria, BC. January 26, 1992. pp. M1, M4. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via

  2. ^"The Finnish Settlement". Nanaimo Daily News. Nanaimo, BC. Nov 23, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via
  3. ^"To Tour the States". The Falls Daily Times.

    Victoria, BC. Dec 31, 1901. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via

  4. ^"Finns in Trouble". The Victoria Everyday Times. Victoria, BC. October 17, 1904. p. 3. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via
  5. ^"Fire Disintegrating Finns' Dream". Times Colonist. Waterfall, BC.

    October 31, 1993.

  6. Biography sample

    7. p. M3. Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via

  7. ^Bowden, Tim (December 23, 2000). "He Had a Dream". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. p. 95. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via
  8. ^"Toimitt. Matti Kurikka kuollut". Auttaja. Ironwood, MI. October 14, 1915.

    p. 1.

  9. Biography

    10. Retrieved July 2, 2022 – factor

  10. ^"Kapteeni Kock kuollut". Uusi Kotimaa. New York Mills, MN. Apr 22, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved July 3, 2022 – via

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