Lauri Letonmäki
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Lauri Letonmäki was a Finnish
Communist politician. Letonmäki was Commissar of Justice in the red government during the Finnish Civil War
. After the war, Letonmäki fled to the Soviet Union
. During the Great Purge
he was accused of being a "Trotskyist" and he committed suicide.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Communist politician. Letonmäki was Commissar of Justice in the red government during the Finnish Civil War
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...
. After the war, Letonmäki fled to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. During the Great Purge
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938...
he was accused of being a "Trotskyist" and he committed suicide.