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troops that had initially controlled the industrial southern provinces and within some months, won the war. The border question between Russia and Finland remained unsettled after the war. Around 1,400-1,650 people died in the ranks of the Red troops, while between 7,000 and 10,000 people died within the White ones. In total, 37,000-38,500 people died as a result of the Civil War, and 76,000 prisoners - of which 100 were executed - were captured by the Whites in cooperation with the German forces. Casualties of Finnish Civil War were according to a Finnish Government project: Died in battle: "whites" 3,414, "reds" 5,199; Missing: whites 46, reds 1,767; Executed: whites 1,424, reds 7,370; Died in prison camps: whites 4, reds 11,652 - total deaths 36,640.
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began. In the war the revolutionary socialist militia known as the Finnish Red Army clashed against the Finnish White forces, which were loyal to the legal (non-socialist) government. The government's forces, assisted by a division of regular German forces and Swedish volunteers, pushed back the Red
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This turbulent time in Finnish and Russian politics influenced the events that led to the Treaty of Tartu. Prior to the Treaty of Tartu, Finnish political parties shifted their sovereign policies several times. In early 1917, the conservative party was split into two factions: The
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still considered the planned treaty as going too far, even shameful, by giving up some of the initial negotiation goals and shattering their ideals of a greater national state including also eastern territories settled from ancient times by Finnic
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policies became pro-independence. During the November 1917 election the coalition representing the pro-independence parties won the cabinet election and immediately moved to make Finland an independent nation with the
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However, the move for independence, Soviet support and general uncertainty and unrest in the society encouraged the militant left to attempt to duplicate the success of Russia's recent revolution, and soon after, the
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differed in this regard as they promoted the idea of an independent Finland. The third major Finnish party were the leftist social-democrats. These social democrats also wanted to see an independent Finland.
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Raun, Toivo (1990). "Reviewed work: The Road to St. Petersburg: The Finnish Party and the Policy of Its Leaders from the February Manifesto to the Peace Treaty of Tartu, 1899-1920, Hannu Salokorpi".
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Following the civil war, the Finnish government sought to seek additional security by forming ties with the Germans. This alliance was short lived with the defeat of the central powers during
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saw the opportunity to promote his public support for the Finnish declaration as a showpiece of benevolence of the new Soviet system.
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close and argued against an independent Finland, hoping not to agitate the Russian monarchy and further limit Finnish autonomy. The
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after negotiations that lasted nearly five months. The treaty confirmed the border between Finland and Soviet Russia after the
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The Finland–Russia border as decided in the Treaty of Tartu. Petsamo (red) became part of Finland, while
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The treaty confirmed that the Finnish-Soviet border would follow the old border between the autonomous
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Brems, Hans (December 1971). "Great-Power Tension and Economic Evolution in Finland Since 1809".
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when the Finnish government allowed volunteers to take part in the conflict.
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magazine September 30, 1920, shows the price of Finland's corridor to the
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had promised to join Petsamo to Finland in exchange for a piece of the
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All of this changed in the matter of a short few months when the
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Treaties of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
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that resulted in annexation of several Russian districts.
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via the Petsamo area. Also, Finland agreed to disarm the
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31 December 1920 (according to article 39 of the treaty)
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The treaty was subject to controversy first during the
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1920 border treaty between Finland and Soviet Russia
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