The Karjala Story - by Karl Tuira (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>The story of Karjala/Karelia, the eastern part of Finland lost to Russia in WWII, from Prehistory to after World War II as seen through the eyes of the authors family. The Kalevala prehistory; 600 years of Swedish Russian Wars; a grandfathers imprisonment during the Finnish Civil War during the Bolshevik Revolution; life in the Karjala countryside; the sunshine years in the enchanting city of Viipuri-the Paris of the North; the Winter War of 1939-1940 with Russia-life on the front lines and fleeing from our Karjala home; the Continuation War of 1941 to 1944- terror and tedium on the front lines once more; the Lapland War; and leaving Karjala forever.</p><p> </p><p>Historical facts interwoven with family lore, family memoirs, original manuscripts, photos and excerpts from classical as well as less known Finnish books.</p>
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