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The Soviet German War
1,925 wordsThe Soviet-German War is the most brutal episode of the most vicious war that mankind has ever seen (Clark 1). During the Great Patriotic War, as Joseph Stalin coins it, the Soviet Union emerges through pure tenacity as one of the worlds great superpowers. Although Stalin and the USSR emerge victorious, the sacrifices made are enormous (Clark 446). Estimates show between 20 - 25 million Soviets die from 1941 - 1945. Only 7 - 8 million Germans die during this same period (Encarta). Many of these ...
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Soviet Union War Broke
1,121 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes - through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland - Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 mill...
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Km H Unemployment Rate
1,169 words... he Tlnlahti Bay. Next to it is the new National Opera of Finland. The Temppelinaukion kirk Church in Tl is the most popular sight in Helsinki. Helsinki is a maritime town. The busy Market Square with its fruit and flower stalls and white seagulls is right at the seaside. The Suomenlinna Fortress is only a short trip away and so is the Pihlajasaari recreation area, the beaches of which are very popular in summer. You can go to Korkeasaari, the Helsinki Zoo, either in summer by ferry or by car...
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Operation Barbarossa Hitler Russian Offensive
594 wordsThe Russians Would never have joined the war if it werent for the German invasion of 1941 Operation Barbarossa. This parallels the USA intervention they only joined because the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour. Operation Barbarossa commenced on the 22 nd June, 1941. Just over 3, 000, 000 German troops invaded the USSR. Stalin doubted the country ability to perform well on the battlefield since the Finnish War, refused to counteract the Germans preparations, for fear of provoking them into war. The ...
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Goods And Services Main Reason
1,230 words... nomic development with environmentally and culturally sound means of land and water transport that will take the region well into the 21 st century. IV. "Oresund vs. Helsinki- Tallinn Link There are three questions I pose for this section, which compares the recently opened "Oresund- Malm"o link, connecting the city and environs of Copenhagen with southern Sweden. These questions are: Would a link like "Oresund be needed for Helsinki and Tallinn, would it be a practical project, and would it...
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16 Th Century Ethnic Groups
572 wordsThe Sami people are indigenous inhabiting the Northern parts of four countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia (the Kola Peninsula). In earlier times Sami (the land of the Sami) covered a much bigger part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, probably also more of Northern Russia. Archeological evidence suggests that people along the southern shores of Lake nine and around Lake Ladoga reached the River Utsjoki in Northern Finnish Lapland before 8100 BC. Other experts trace the Sami presence back to...
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Hockey Players Feb 2006
784 wordsAssignment Q 3 There are hardly any other types of people's activity, where the importance of an effective teamwork could be more crucial than it is in the field of professional sports, namely hockey. Jack Todd's article Winning Finns Turning Hockey World on its Ear can serve as a very good illustration to this fact. In it, he tells the readers of National Post about an unexpended win by the Finnish hockey team over Russians with the score 4 - 0, during the Olympic games in Torino. It was clear ...
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Anglo Saxon Jewish Immigrants
2,979 wordsCities and Social Change Scio me nihil site Socrates The urban city and its function in society cannot be understood without studying its structure as a city of immigrants, their newcomer families and friends and the ties that connect them. By overlooking the social culture and networks of the city's immigrants, the study of the urban centre is at best a futile effort. Several characteristics of immigrant settlement in urban Canada have been studied. Perhaps the most frequent focus in the litera...
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Cultural Background Dining Room
1,111 wordsBuilding of Dwelling Houses in Estonia Not wanting to analyze the building of dwelling houses in Estonia inefficiently and seemingly scientifically (where would I have got competent statistics from), I simply try to express the thoughts which are connected with that topics somehow and have come into my mind. What kind of? scientific? analysis it could be or who should make it, if even the architectural critics seem not to manage with the simplest things. That reminds me an article in the EE some...
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Male And Female Opposing Viewpoints
2,143 wordsSex in Society Sex plays a major role in todays society. From television, radio, music, and advertisements, to video games, the Internet, and even art and pictures, all forms of media use sex to help sell their products. With the public being exposed to so many different types, the overuse and exploitation of sex is common. Is sex a useful tool, or a ploy to get the attention of the public? Before discussing sex in the media, one must understand why it has come to be that people use sex as a gim...
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Social Democratic Party 12 Th Century
2,998 wordsChris Finland Finland by: Chris Stott World Geography Your assignment: Pick one country in Eastern Europe. Give a brief history of the country before and after the break up of the Soviet Union. As you explore your country, consider the following: What were the major political and economic forces at work when the Soviet Union wielded power in the region, and how have those forces played out over the last 10 years? I have chosen to write about Finland for my trip. As you can see Finland is located...
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Country In The World Sparsely Populated
2,786 wordsFinland has a Finland Finland Finland has a common border with Sweden, Norway and Russia. The bedrock of Finland is over 1, 5 billion years old, making it some of the oldest in the world. Three quarters of the area of Finland lies on granite, which breaks through the surface so often that the granite has become the symbol for the whole country. The total area of Finland is about 338 square km, and it is the fifth largest country in Europe. 306 square km of Finland is land and 32 square km is wat...
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Soviet Union Currency Exchange
2,332 wordsThere is evidence of Finland being inhabited as early as 10. 000 years ago. Those inhabitant's main occupation was hunting and fishing. They came to Finland by different routes through Karelia and over the sea from the west and the south. There are many language groups: the Finnish, the Finnish Swedish (coastal area, the? land islands), the Lapps (Lapland) and the Romany. There are two official languages in Finland Finnish and Swedish. At present the population amounts to a little over 5 million...
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Finnish Gods Living World
305 wordsActually surprisingly little is known about the old Finnish gods. What knowledge is still left comes from Kalevala (Finnish epic collection of poems about Christian legends and watches etc. ) and some childrens stories, and as such. The Finnish gods are not nearly as well known as the Greek, or Norse deities. Anyhow, here are few that I came across last week (from one of the story book): Ukko, or Ukko Ylijumala, he is the supreme god of Finns At, (occasionally seen written as At as well), the lo...
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Finnish Gods Living Shaman
309 wordsFinnish Myth and Shamanism Actually surprisingly little is known about the old Finnish gods. What knowledge is still left comes from Kalevala (Finnish epic collection of poems about Christian legends and watches etc. ) and some childrens stories, and as such. The Finnish gods are not nearly as well known as the Greek, or Norse deities. Anyhow, here are few that I came across last week (from one of the story book): Ukko, or Ukko Ylijumala, he is the supreme god of Finns At, (occasionally seen wri...
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Male And Female Sexual Violence
923 wordsWomens Studies on Sex in Society Sex plays a major role in todays society. From television advertisements and violence within society, all forms of media use sex to help sell their products. With the public being exposed to so many different types, the overuse and exploitation of sex is common. Is sex a useful tool, or a ploy to get the attention of the public? In some instances, it even encourages violence. The world we live in today is still man-made, no less now then in the nineteenth century...
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