Exactly 80 years ago, on 28 June, the city of Petrozavodsk was liberated from Finnish occupation. For three years Soviet Karelia

Exactly 80 years ago, on 28 June, the city of Petrozavodsk was liberated from Finnish occupation. For three years Soviet Karelia had been under Finnish rule. Most of the population was evacuated to the rear areas of the USSR; about 86,000 remained in the occupied territory. Of these, 36,000 were Finno-Ugrians, and 50,000 were Slaves. People were divided into ’citizens’ and ’non-citizens’. The former were given jobs and food cards. The latter were placed in concentration camps and suffered from hunger, epidemics, forced labour and brutal guards. The memories of former prisoners appear in our video and documentary film: ‘Finnish Face of Fascism’. #history FOLLOW ? News&Docfilms Channel Source: RT Documentary