Following the false flag operation on Nov. 26, known as the [Shelling of Mainila – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila), at 6:50am on Nov. 30, 1939, the Red Army opened artillery fire on the Karelian Isthmus. The [Winter War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War) began, although no official declaration of war had been made. Half a million Russian soldiers crossed the entire length of the border.
Added: ‘Molotov Cocktail’ became the Finns’ sarcastic response to Molotov’s blatant lie that Russian bombings of Finland were ‘airborne humanitarian food deliveries for the starving neighbors’
WhereasSpecialist447 on
They just wanted peace! Dont you understand? Finnland was to close to moscow!
Xepeyon on
**CAN**did comments by **Mr. CAN**
urgencynow on
What was the excuse at that time ? Finland full of nazis?
fossSellsKeys on
It’s almost like there’s some pattern here…Â
GreenEyeOfADemon on
OTD in 1939 The ussr began to “liberate” Finland in the Winter War.
It followed denials, a false flag, a bullshit excuse, deliberately targeting of civilians while taking massive casualties they lied about.
For people suggesting to freeze the conflict or just give russia what they want, this is what you are advocating for. Forced passports, forced mobilization, language and culture bans, population transfers all of it. This isn’t happening 100 years ago. This isn’t happening in some faraway foreign land. This is happening in Europe. Right now.
PerformerOk450 on
From the time of the Winter War, when the might of Russia fell upon their country, expecting a quick and easy victory. A young Finnish soldier says to a veteran “They are so many, and we are so small, wherever shall we find room to bury them all?”
LurkerInSpace on
The great irony of this move was that it put the USSR in a much worse position in 1941. They completely played into Hitler’s hands with this move, and with the seizing of Bessarabia from Romania.
Top-Seaweed1862 on
This feeling when you are Ukrainian in Finland
Top-Seaweed1862 on
ruzzia never changes and never will
melmboundanddown on
They only invaded because of NATO and CIA biolabs and to protect Russian speakers though. Lovely people really, the Russians.
JaguarWitty9693 on
Must have been one of Russophobia, secret bio labs or Nazis.
It’s never Russia being expansionist pieces of shit.
Curious-Attention774 on
They tried…
Squiliam-Tortaleni on
They outnumbered Finland probably 20:1 yet somehow technically lost despite gaining ground because all the competent officers were purged
Lol
Melodic-Appeal7390 on
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BobaMuse_ on
A reminder that even before WWII fully erupted, smaller nations were already fighting for survival on their own front lines.
DaleDenton08 on
Off-topic but what is U.S Fuhrer talking about?
VilleKivinen on
One point of note thst is often missed is that during the whole winter war and continuation war only about 5000 Finnish civilians died.
Some from Russian terror bombing of our cities, and some from Russian long range partisans that sneaked into villages and killed whoever they could.
When Finnish forces were forced to withdraw from areas, all the civilians were evacuated first, because we know what Russians do to those who cannot defend themselves.
Yoyle0340 on
One of the most lopsided military campaigns, until Soviet command finally got their act together.
Stefanmplayer on
Shttt, these russians got a thing with historical date repeat offenses… best not to give them anymore unnecessary dumb ideas 😉
Plastic_Cranberry_61 on
Why Putin is so Queer tho??
Desperate-Touch7796 on
Nonsense, it’s just a military exercise at the border, and anyone saying they are starting a war is russophobic.
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Following the false flag operation on Nov. 26, known as the [Shelling of Mainila – Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelling_of_Mainila), at 6:50am on Nov. 30, 1939, the Red Army opened artillery fire on the Karelian Isthmus. The [Winter War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War) began, although no official declaration of war had been made. Half a million Russian soldiers crossed the entire length of the border.
Added: ‘Molotov Cocktail’ became the Finns’ sarcastic response to Molotov’s blatant lie that Russian bombings of Finland were ‘airborne humanitarian food deliveries for the starving neighbors’
They just wanted peace! Dont you understand? Finnland was to close to moscow!
**CAN**did comments by **Mr. CAN**
What was the excuse at that time ? Finland full of nazis?
It’s almost like there’s some pattern here…Â
OTD in 1939 The ussr began to “liberate” Finland in the Winter War.
It followed denials, a false flag, a bullshit excuse, deliberately targeting of civilians while taking massive casualties they lied about.
Imagine that happening today…
[](https://www.reddit.com/r/askavatnik/?f=flair_name%3A%22I%20am%20not%20into%20politics%22)
Oh no. Finnland and another imperialistic neighboring countries provoked saint russia!
We are just defending
With Lithuania pretext was that we killed russian guards, with brute methods we tried to get ussr secrets ( from stupid simple guards ).
And guess how it ended
I hate Russia
Soviet Union brother
Thank God Russia has more sense these days and have stopped these imperialistic wars of conquest.
EDIT: Now that we are here, it would be a good time to remember that Russia is currently conducting ethnic cleansing/genocide against Ukraine at this very moment. https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/russification-of-occupied-ukraine-putin-decree-2036/
For people suggesting to freeze the conflict or just give russia what they want, this is what you are advocating for. Forced passports, forced mobilization, language and culture bans, population transfers all of it. This isn’t happening 100 years ago. This isn’t happening in some faraway foreign land. This is happening in Europe. Right now.
From the time of the Winter War, when the might of Russia fell upon their country, expecting a quick and easy victory. A young Finnish soldier says to a veteran “They are so many, and we are so small, wherever shall we find room to bury them all?”
The great irony of this move was that it put the USSR in a much worse position in 1941. They completely played into Hitler’s hands with this move, and with the seizing of Bessarabia from Romania.
This feeling when you are Ukrainian in Finland
ruzzia never changes and never will
They only invaded because of NATO and CIA biolabs and to protect Russian speakers though. Lovely people really, the Russians.
Must have been one of Russophobia, secret bio labs or Nazis.
It’s never Russia being expansionist pieces of shit.
They tried…
They outnumbered Finland probably 20:1 yet somehow technically lost despite gaining ground because all the competent officers were purged
Lol
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A reminder that even before WWII fully erupted, smaller nations were already fighting for survival on their own front lines.
Off-topic but what is U.S Fuhrer talking about?
One point of note thst is often missed is that during the whole winter war and continuation war only about 5000 Finnish civilians died.
Some from Russian terror bombing of our cities, and some from Russian long range partisans that sneaked into villages and killed whoever they could.
When Finnish forces were forced to withdraw from areas, all the civilians were evacuated first, because we know what Russians do to those who cannot defend themselves.
One of the most lopsided military campaigns, until Soviet command finally got their act together.
Shttt, these russians got a thing with historical date repeat offenses… best not to give them anymore unnecessary dumb ideas 😉
Why Putin is so Queer tho??
Nonsense, it’s just a military exercise at the border, and anyone saying they are starting a war is russophobic.
/s