Viipuri
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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 ● Oct. 16, 2023
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 ● Oct. 16, 2023
And so last week the Finns began retreating in the middle of the isthmus, swinging their army back like a door, with Viipuri as the hinge.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he was nine his parents put him in the Viipuri Conservatory, later let him be adopted by the Conservatory's founder, Boris Sirpo.
From Time Magazine Archive
This the Russians did to Finland in March 1940, when the taking of Viipuri, Hango and the Saimaa Canal placed Finland in a dependent position.
From Time Magazine Archive
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