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0 pointsCthulhu_10mo ago0 comments

> why didn't it do so in 1945 when it was there for the taking

They tried, but weren't able to defeat them completely; a deal / armistice was made in the end.

> Finland lost 12% of its land area, 20% of its industrial capacity, its second largest city, Vyborg, and the ice-free port of Liinakhamari

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lazide10mo ago

Russia has always wanted more ice-free ports. It's a major geographic problem.

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0 pointsCthulhu_10mo ago0 comments

> why didn't it do so in 1945 when it was there for the taking

They tried, but weren't able to defeat them completely; a deal / armistice was made in the end.

> Finland lost 12% of its land area, 20% of its industrial capacity, its second largest city, Vyborg, and the ice-free port of Liinakhamari

lazide10mo ago

Russia has always wanted more ice-free ports. It's a major geographic problem.

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