Internet site Delfi, 30.11.2017

Conversation with the former ambassador of Finland in Germany and Russia (summary)

René Nyberg in his book “The last train to Moscow” has described his mother Fanny Tukacier, who abandoned her Jewish identity in 1937 when against her father’s will she got married with a Finn of Swedish origin Bruno.

Latvian translation of the book was published in mid-November and the opening of it took place at the Finnish embassy in Riga. The title of the book and also one of the links with Riga is the fact that in June 1941 the last train went from Riga to Moscow in which there were Fanny’s cousin Masha and her husband Josef. The rest of his mother’s relatives who stayed in Riga were killed.

Newspaper Latvijas Avize, 15.12.2017

Interview with Finnish diplomat of 40 years’ experience René Nyberg

Summary

The book “Last train to Moscow” written by René Nyberg in 2015 had already 5 editions in Finland. In November Mr. Nyberg visited Riga in order to participate at the opening of this book in Latvian.  It was published by the publishing house “Jumava”.  This is a story about his family, about search of family roots, turns of the 20^th century history and a little bit about diplomat’s work. The book revealed the life of the Jewish community of Finland in the first half of the 20^th century in unexpected angle for the Finnish society. (Nyberg’s mother was Jewish)

René Nyberg – 9 december 2017

HBL

Finlands förhållande till Ryssland är djupt förankrat i historia. Och vad är historia om inte till en hög grad en studie om geografi i tiden? Stalins ord till Paasikivi i Kreml i oktober 1939 om att “varken ni eller vi kan rå för geografin” är inte glömda.