Nazis and Soviets made the deal to split Europe. The Soviets invaded Finland. Finland asked for help from others. UK sent Christopher Lee. The Winter War ended with significant losses.
Germany was fighting on the Eastern front so Finland started cooperating with them. Some say it was the lesser of two evils, but there was also fascist thought present. This led to the Continuation War which ended with an armistice and Finland was obligated to turn against Germany for the Lapland War.
Today's NATO vs Russia has similar tones, Finland as a periphery nation was forced to pick the pragmatic choice.
Sadly extreme behavior seems to be an effect everywhere as this global late stage capitalism is causing people to lose agency and become more and more disturbed
Nazis and Soviets made the deal to split Europe. The Soviets invaded Finland. Finland asked for help from others. UK sent Christopher Lee. The Winter War ended with significant losses.
Germany was fighting on the Eastern front so Finland started cooperating with them. Some say it was the lesser of two evils, but there was also fascist thought present. This led to the Continuation War which ended with an armistice and Finland was obligated to turn against Germany for the Lapland War.
Today's NATO vs Russia has similar tones, Finland as a periphery nation was forced to pick the pragmatic choice.