To appreciate this may require some understanding of the historical context. I’d heard of the Winter War between Finland and the USSR prior to WWII, but had no

To appreciate this may require some understanding of the historical context. I’d heard of the Winter War between Finland and the USSR prior to WWII, but had no idea that: - Finland was formerly part of the Russian Empire - Finland held out, but conceded a significant chunk of land to the USSR (Karelian Isthmus, now part of Russia…sounds kind of like eastern Ukraine) - The Soviet forces were generally inept - The West essentially abandoned Finland to avoid confronting the USSR - Ever since WWII, Finland has been careful to remain neutral The “World War Two” channel on YouTube has a series of entertaining videos detailing the history starting around here: https://youtu.be/HZunUjmHTeA https://youtu.be/HZunUjmHTeA