Word: niukkanen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...ceded areas at once started a sad march out of bigger-than-ever Russia into an even smaller Finland-carrying their babies and chattels, driving their few remaining cows and horses. The narrow roads and war-taxed railroads clogged up. Snow fell, gales raged. Defense Minister Juho Niukkanen resigned from the Cabinet partly because his job was done, partly because his whole constituency was ceded to Russia and all his constituents were among these weary évacués. For these last exiles and 370,000 who had been evacuated before them, new homes had to be found in central...
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