Forsel Vilho

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Finn was born in 1933, the son of emigrants from Canada who came to the USSR in the 1930s to build socialism. He spoke Finnish. In 1957 he graduated from Petrozavodsk State University. University (PSU), Department of Finnish Philology, translator. Worked at PSU. On July 14, 1959, he crossed the Soviet-Finnish border together with Karelian Pekka (Peter) Tupitsyn and turned to the Finnish authorities with a request to provide asylum or the opportunity to travel to another country. The security police concluded that the defectors were political refugees and had a right to asylum in Finland. By the decision of President U. Kekkonen, who did not want to overshadow the upcoming visit of N.S. with this story. Khrushchev, 07/20/1959 fugitives were extradited to the USSR. Accused of illegal border crossing and anti-Soviet agitation, sentenced to 10 years in maximum security camps. Kept in Potma, ZH-385. Released in July 1969. Lived in Estonia, then in Karelia, worked at a paper mill. Died 1982
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Доп. инф.: «Русская мысль» (Париж), № 4345, 14 декабря 2000 г. на сайте "Россия в красках"
Хроника текущих событий. 1969. № 11

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Documents (4)

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Тупицын Петр (Пекка)
1. Article ["Goodbye, Vilho and Pekka"] about V. Forsel and P. Tupitsyn in the newspaper "Helsingin Sanomat" for 04.07.1993
2 листа, 2 изображения, ксерокопия
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Форсель Вилхо
1. Biographical information on Forsel V.
1 лист, 1 изображение, рукопись
Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Тупицын Петр (Пекка)
3. Translation of an article in the newspaper "Helsingin Sanomat" about Tupitsyn P., author unknown, undated.