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The younger troops assumed their ranks. There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world hi… - Väinö Linna
" "The younger troops assumed their ranks. There they stood, bumbling into lines with a bit of difficulty: Mother Finland's chosen sacrifice to world history.
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About Väinö Linna
(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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