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To: beebuster2000
you have to love the fins. i wonder when the russians actually invaded and how long that war took?

The Red Army will be enjoying a white Christmas in Finland. Excursion scheduled to begin at the end of November. They may be having a white Valentine's day, also. The survivors's, anyway.

i guess the US looked the other way, hoping to keep stalin on board?

I'm not sure we considered Stalin to be on board at this point.

10 posted on 11/15/2009 6:11:04 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

just read some finland history. hadnt realized that they were actually part of russia until the 1918 revolution, then fought a civil war internally between the rightists and the reds, executed a bunch of “reds” so there was a lot of bad blood and history there.

at the end of ww2, they had to cede a 10% of their country to the reds, they got a small part back in the 50’s, but to this day the russians have a chunk, particularly the all weather port.

but as a country, finalnd is a 20th century appearance. most of its histpory it was part of sweden or russia.

who knew?


14 posted on 11/15/2009 6:36:32 AM PST by beebuster2000
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