Episode 3 of 3
Suppression of Saima
- When
- 1846
- Where
- Kuopio
Saima was banned in 1846 by Governor General Mensjikov due to its liberal stance, with the last issue appearing in December.
The newspaper's liberal political and cultural stance was considered a threat to the rule of Grand Duke Nicholas I. Consequently, Russian Governor General Aleksandr Mensjikov banned Saima in 1846. The last issue appeared on 31 December 1846, leading to the closure of the publication soon after its start.
Sources
- Saima (newspaper) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.