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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

They would have received more land of equal value in the trade in the Karelia region.

Twice the amount.

Denna F. Flemming - The Cold War and Its Origins

[The Soviets] demanded: (1) the lease of a naval base at Hangoe, across the Gulf of Finland from their bases in Estonia; (2) the cession of five islands in the Gulf, which controlled Leningrad strategically by sea; and (3) 2761 square kilometers of land on the Karelian isthmus, the new border to be demilitarized. In return, twice the amount of land farther north was offered.