Evil Empire

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Dictator Putin continues what Dictator Stalin started. Some years ago Russia did start new narrative about Finnish war crimes in WW2. Claims about concentration camps and genocide. All of this aiming just to justify military actions towards Finland. And just for the record, those are just lies, without any evidence. Even straight after WW2, Soviet union prosecutor committee did not find war crimes. On the contrary they did prove that there was not any.   Fi war trials Then few war crimes in WW2 committed by Soviet union, but as usual never admitted by Soviet Union even all hard facts existing. Seitajärvi Elisenvaara After war Kaleva Basically allies (Britain, USA and etc..) in WW2 just helped 1 evil empire to crush another one. It is so amazing when Russia is by the far largest country in the world, and still they just can't fit within their borders, they always need to have war somewhere.  Here excellent video by former Finnish Intelligence officer, explaining why Russia will neve
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1st blog: Background

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1st blog: Background

As i wrote in introduction. I have been reading WW2 related history and other war books for almost 40 years. Reading from war time history and politics to biographies and mercenary stories. It has increased my knowledge about history and how things are not black and white. Like general public has only seen allies and Hollywood side of things. When all axis were bad and all allies were good. But all historians know that Stalin was at least as bad criminal than Hitler and war crimes were done in both sides.

Reading strategies and understanding how effective different countries and their armies were.
Checking statistics and some times finding out some odd things. Reading biographies of extraordinary people and unbelievable stories.

My favorites have been biographies and true stories about extraordinary people in unbelievable situations. Why to read some fiction, when real life stories beat them 10 – 0.

Good book can be:
  • Unbelievable true story
  • Well written fact book with complete list of references
  • Fiction based on historical facts and quotas from real happenings
  • Biographies of extraordinary people and amazing life stories

Some books are written in “British commando comic book / In Finnish Korkeajännitys” style. And some are complete history fact books, but still telling a story, not just dull list of things.

Pretty soon start to drop my recommendations!

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