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The Kupiaisen family lived in Karelia. This was the province of Finland just north of Leningrad. Note the tunic that one boy is wearing. The younger boy is wearing a play pinafore similar to those commonly worn in Germany. The Kupiaisens had their photo taken in 1930 with their bicycle. We suspect that it was their proudest possession. This looks like a portrat made by an intenerate photographer. The Soviets invaded Filmand and seized most of Karelia in the World War II Winter War (1939-40). Virtually the entire population of Karelia left their homes and farms rather than live under Soviet rule. At a time that many American leftists were lionizing Stalin and the triumphs of Socialism, the Finns were under no illusion about the nature of Soviet rule.
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