FINLAND: Finnish Independence

The Great War is an astounding channel that tracked WWI week by week 100 years later – I’d strongly recommend a watch. They did several side videos on countries during the War, including Finland. This is particularly relevant, because Finland declared its independence from Russia during this period, and this video runs through how it happened, the Russian response, and the political divisions that split the country (which would then lead into the Finnish Civil War).

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