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The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics won, but racing to the line for a strong second place came feisty little Finland. - Väinö Linna
" "The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics won, but racing to the line for a strong second place came feisty little Finland.
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(20 December 1920 – 21 April 1992) was described as one of the most influential Finnish authors of the 20th century. He gained literary fame with his third novel Tuntematon sotilas (, 1954) and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla (, 1959–1962).
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Väinö Valtteri Linna
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Vaino Linna
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They made it to the swamp and Kaarna pounced immediately. 'What's going on here? What's this? Look here, you boys have made a mess of this whole thing. Ay-ay-ay! Boys, boys, this isn't how you fight a war. Noo-oo-ooo. Fighting like this isn't going to get you anywhere. Now, we're going to pull ourselves together and cross this little swamp. The others are already at the enemy positions.'
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