Adolf Taimi
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Adolf Taimi was a Finnish
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 leader, member of the red government 1918, 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 which he fled to the Russian SFSR. April 15, 1947-1955 he served as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic.
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