Word: finlandized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...salvage her husband's threadbare oilcloth company. The novel never was written, but the firm with Ratia as president took shape in 1951 as Marimekko (translation: a little dress for Mary). Ratia's bold-hued, clear-figured prints and the functional clothes she cut from them became Finland's hottest export since the sauna...
...fiction writer, Wilson's eye was quicker than his hand. He would never equal Nabokov's magic. Yet, like most of the intellectuals of his time, Wilson was fascinated by all things Russian. He had written sympathetically about Lenin and the Soviet Revolution in To the Finland Station and had, at the time of his first meeting with Nabokov, added the aristocratic newcomer's language to his long list of merit badges...
...Scandinavian Rail Pass is good for 21 days' unlimited rail travel (first class about $220) in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland...
When the Vietnamese released the American P.O.W.s in 1973, Garwood remained in Viet Nam. Two months ago, he passed a note to a businessman from Finland stating that he wanted to come home. The State Department quickly arranged for his release...
...like to help little kids and would like to teach in Finland," she explains. But for now, her mind is more set on the upcoming European championships in January...