Comments on: Russia: Finnish Property in Karelia http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/06/02/russia-finnish-property-in-karelia/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:27:58 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toivo Talikka http://globalvoicesonline.org/2006/06/02/russia-finnish-property-in-karelia/comment-page-1/#comment-286057 Toivo Talikka Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:15:20 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/?p=11227#comment-286057 I have recently joined this group of property owners and their descendants who want their demand to be taken to the Russian Federation, and when it fails, as is expected, to the European Court of Human Rights. Even though I live half a world away from the shores of Lake Ladoga ('Laatoka mere rantamilt' in Karelian), I would not mind dipping my toes in the waters near where my paternal line had lived since mid-1600s. I have recently joined this group of property owners and their descendants who want their demand to be taken to the Russian Federation, and when it fails, as is expected, to the European Court of Human Rights.

Even though I live half a world away from the shores of Lake Ladoga (‘Laatoka mere rantamilt’ in Karelian), I would not mind dipping my toes in the waters near where my paternal line had lived since mid-1600s.

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