1. In 1934, Lauri and Sylvi Hokkanen, along with thousands of other Finns from the United States and Canada, were recruited by the Russians to come to Karelia, bringing with them American technology and thought. But the Stalin purges of 1937 and 1938 cost many of these immigrants their lives. Lauri and Sylvi escaped, returned to the United States ...
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    Author:Lawrence and Sylvia Hokkanen, Anita Middleton
  2. Karelia - A Finnish-American Couple in Stalin's Russia, 1934 - 1941 [Anita Middleton, Lawrence Hokkanen, Sylvia Hokkanen] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Karelia - A Finnish-American Couple in Stalin's Russia, 1934 - 1941
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    Author:Anita Middleton, Lawrence Hokkanen, Sylvia Hokkanen
  3. collerkin.com

    Lauri and Sylvia Hokkanen wrote the book "Karelia", which was about their experiences as a Finnish-American couple in Stalin's Russia. This took place in 1934-1941. Sylvia married Lawrence K. (Lauri) Hokkanen, son of Emil L. Hokkanen and Evi Miettinennand. (Lawrence K. (Lauri) Hokkanen was born on 26 Mar 1909 in Green, Michigan (Upper Peninsula ...
  4. abebooks.com

    Karelia - A Finnish-American Couple in Stalin's Russia, 1934 - 1941 by Anita Middleton; Lawrence Hokkanen; Sylvia Hokkanen - ISBN 10: 0878390650 - ISBN 13: 9780878390656 - North Star Press of St. Cloud - 1991 - Softcover
  5. books.google.com

    Lawrence Hokkanen, Sylvia Hokkanen. North Star Press of St. Cloud, 1991 - History - 139 pages. In 1934 Russia invited many Finnish-American couples to accept jobs in Karelia, Russia. In 1941, the Stalin purges resulted in the arrest and death of many from that community. Lauri and Sylvi escaped only to discover distrust at home.
  6. abebooks.com

    Karelia, a U.S.S.R. republic bordering Finland, was hailed as the "workers' paradise" in the 1930s. In 1934, Lauri and Sylvi Hokkanen, along with thousands of other Finns from the United States and Canada, were recruited by the Russians to come to Karelia, bringing with them American technology and...
  7. abebooks.com

    For that reason alone, the labor that Lauri and Sylvi have performed, painful for them, deserves to be known." {Alexis Pogorelskin, PhD}. This book has 139 pages and is illustrated. The book is a SIGNED PRESENTATION copy from authors, Lawrence Hokkanen, Sylvia Hokkanen, and Anita Middleton.

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