XPost: soc.culture.baltics, soc.culture.czecho-slovak, soc.culture.russian   
   From: valtsu@stadissa.fi   
      
   James A. Donald wrote:   
   > Anton wrote:   
   >> Finland achieved it's primary goal: sovereignity and   
   >> no Red Army occupation.   
   >   
   > At the cost of honor.   
   >   
   > A cheap enough price, for honor is not so dear as blood,   
   > but acknowledge what was paid.   
   >   
   >> This of course was achieved by a combination of fierce   
   >> armed resistance   
   >   
   > After the Russian defeat of the Wehrmacht at Stalingrad,   
   > it was achieved by renouncing armed resistance.   
   >   
      
   Well, well. Do google around a bit of WW2 history between the Stalingrad   
   defeat and end of the Continuation War.   
      
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