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   From: kurkku@hassuserveri.fi   
      
   "David Friedman"  kirjoitti   
   viestissä:ddfr-7DC73B.13564411082008@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...   
   > In article ,   
   > Markku Grönroos  wrote:   
   >   
   >> "David Friedman"  kirjoitti   
   >> viestissä:ddfr-CA843D.11405211082008@newsread1.mlpsca01.us.to.verio.net...   
   >> > In article ,   
   >> > Anton  wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >> > Which suggests that if the terms of trade really were as you and   
   >> >> > Eugene   
   >> >> > claim, it was probably a bribe by the Soviets to the Finns, in order   
   >> >> > to   
   >> >> > purchase political support.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Barter based trade also could be used as ideological propaganda.   
   >> >> Communism is after all pure socio-economic ideology.   
   >> >   
   >> > The issue isn't the barter, it's the terms of the barter--biased, by   
   >> > your accounts, in favor of Finland, apparently the weaker party.   
   >> >   
   >> The Finno Russian trade was profitable for the Finns. The Finnish economy   
   >> was naturally hands down stronger than the Russian one.   
   >   
   > I don't see the connection between the first sentence and the second.   
   > I'm not even sure what "stronger" means here. The per capita GNP of   
   >   
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