A couple of then and now photos I took this year in Vyborg.
During the Winter War between the Soviet union and Finland in 1939-1940, over 70,000 people were evacuated from Vyborg to Finland. The Winter War was concluded by the Moscow Peace Treaty, which stipulated the transfer of Vyborg and the whole Karelian Isthmus- emptied of its residents- to Soviet control.
On August 29th 1941, Vyborg was captured by Finnish troops however the town fell to the Red Army on June 20th 1944, but the Finns managed to halt the Soviet offensive at the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle fought by any of the Nordic countries.
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