Viipuri
Americannoun
noun
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Born June 23, 1937, in the eastern town of Viipuri, which is now in Russia, Ahtisaari was a primary school teacher before joining Finland’s Foreign Ministry in 1965.
From Seattle Times
Ahtisaari was born in 1937 in Viipuri, now part of Russia, and his family was forced to flee when Soviet forces attacked when he was two.
From Reuters
The library was rebuilt under the Soviet Union between 1955 and 1962, and a second restoration begun in 1994, which was led by the Finnish Committee for the restoration of Viipuri Library.
From Architectural Digest
Viipuri was ghostlike and still in the morning sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
Russia also got back Viipuri, Finland's fourth biggest city.
From Time Magazine Archive
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