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Topic History of: Jade Eurovision speech defect Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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david
Interesting post about the diaspora effect, Mike,
JK2006
Yes I spent a nice weekend in Helsinki when Russia was still Communist and there was hatred and fear for the Reds - and far more connection to Scandinavians.
david
JC wrote: Finland was the birth place of Lenin, and always gets a decent vote from Eastern Europe. I'd call Finland Balkan more than Western Europe, but it's a kinda in between place.
Not sure how this adds the the convo. I just thought I'd throw it in.
Lenin was not born in Finland. He was born in Simbirsk in Russia.
and as for Finland being in the Balkans It's about 2,000 km from the Balkans- nowhere near! I have lived in Finland and believe me it is not Eastern European at all. More Scandinavian, tho it does have connections to Estonia (which is nowhere near the Balkans either lol)
JK2006
Good post Mike.
Can I take off the straight jacket now pleeese?
JC
Finland was the birth place of Lenin, and always gets a decent vote from Eastern Europe. I'd call Finland Balkan more than Western Europe, but it's a kinda in between place.
Not sure how this adds the the convo. I just thought I'd throw it in.