Arvo Turtiainen(1904-1980)
High-ranking comrade commissar Death
I accept your terms, I, immortal.
High-ranking comrade Death
so we sign an agreement.
You, Death, I, immortal.
You will get into history, also, comrade commissar Death.
(21. 08. 1968; Puhetta Porthaninrinteellä, 1968, page 29.)
Czechoslovakia was invaded by Warsaw Pact countries on August 20th - 21st 1968.
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