Putin: Winter War was fought to correct errors in border with Finland

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Syt

March 15, 2013, 05:00:52 AM
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/putin-red-army-losses-finland-honored-18731366

QuotePutin: Red Army Losses in Finland to Be Honored

Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced support for building memorials to honor Red Army soldiers who died in a 1939-1940 war with Finland.

Putin said Thursday at a meeting with military historians that Soviet dictator Josef Stalin launched the war to "correct mistakes" made in drawing the border with Finland after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution.

Putin says the Red Army sustained heavy losses because of errors, but it mobilized to make Finland "feel all the power of the Russian, then Soviet state," according to Russian news agencies.

The Soviet Union attacked Finland in November 1939, and the Winter War ended with a peace treaty in March 1940 that left the Soviets with significant territorial gains. The Red Army lost up to 150,000 soldiers, and about 20,000 Finns were killed.
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Tonitrus

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March 15, 2013, 05:34:09 AM
Definitely had to look at the original Russian for this one, just for fun.

I'll have to chew on it more later when I have time, and definitely not to defend his Putin-ness, but his tone seems more of a scholarly perspective, not so nationalist as the english article portrays. 

Solmyr

#2
March 15, 2013, 05:49:59 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on March 15, 2013, 05:34:09 AM
Definitely had to look at the original Russian for this one, just for fun.

Do you have a link?

Liep

#3
March 15, 2013, 06:09:09 AM
Сколько здесь говорит по-рускии?
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Solmyr

#4
March 15, 2013, 06:20:10 AM
Достаточно. :)

Viking

#5
March 15, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Yeah, half a million refugees are just a statistic. It's not like Viipuuri wasn't the second largest city in finland.  :huh:
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Caliga

#6
March 15, 2013, 07:04:04 AM
КАЛІГА ЭС КУЛ
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Admiral Yi

#7
March 15, 2013, 07:10:02 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 15, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Yeah, half a million refugees are just a statistic. It's not like Viipuuri wasn't the second largest city in finland.  :huh:

Finland should export vowels to Poland.

Viking

#8
March 15, 2013, 07:14:43 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 15, 2013, 07:10:02 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 15, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Yeah, half a million refugees are just a statistic. It's not like Viipuuri wasn't the second largest city in finland.  :huh:

Finland should export vowels to Poland.

Poltava was a co-ordinated attempt by Chucky XII to export finnish vowels and polish consonants to russia where the is a dire lack of roman letters.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Martinus

#9
March 15, 2013, 07:56:54 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 15, 2013, 07:10:02 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 15, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Yeah, half a million refugees are just a statistic. It's not like Viipuuri wasn't the second largest city in finland.  :huh:

Finland should export vowels to Poland.

Pftt. We have vowels. We just don't use them recklessly when cz, sz, rz or dz would suffice.  :rolleyes:

Viking

#10
March 15, 2013, 08:08:35 AM
Quote from: Martinus on March 15, 2013, 07:56:54 AM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 15, 2013, 07:10:02 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 15, 2013, 07:00:45 AM
Yeah, half a million refugees are just a statistic. It's not like Viipuuri wasn't the second largest city in finland.  :huh:

Finland should export vowels to Poland.

Pftt. We have vowels. We just don't use them recklessly when cz, sz, rz or dz would suffice.  :rolleyes:

Polish Wheel of Fortune must be really fun.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Syt

#12
March 15, 2013, 08:13:01 AM
Quote from: Viking on March 15, 2013, 08:08:35 AM
Polish Wheel of Fortune must be really fun.

"I take z, y, w, r and l."

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Caliga

#13
March 15, 2013, 08:36:22 AM
 :lmfao:
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jimmy olsen

#14
March 15, 2013, 09:09:40 AM
Was the Soviet invasion of Finland the most inept military campaign of the 20th century? If not, what was?
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