Finnish soldier looking at a burning town in Karelia, 1944

Fuck Russia. Nobody with a sane mind in the EU wants the worthless destructive Muscovites to return.

Ah yes, Europe, the sanest and most just of all 'continents'
Certainly can't think of any other nations that are or were in the EU who did shit like this in the 40's.

Speaking of which... This is 1944. The savvy history buff might know that the Winter War ended before then, and ask themselves why Karelia is burning in that case?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War

Oh, look at who Finland is allies with!
- The difference is that Germany is ashamed of what they did during that time, and their national ethos is never doing that again.
  
  Meanwhile, Russia idolises the imperialism of the Soviet Union, the only change is that some of their marches have swastikas as well as the hammer and sickle.
  
  Finland had a right to defend itself against the Soviets, and it's not like the West didn't ally with a genocidal mass murderer as well.
- Do you know why? Who decided not help Finland to kick the Soviets out of the territory they took? The USA and UK, because you clowns were helping the number 2 ranked murderer, Stalin and sick Bolsheviks. Finland had no choice but to ask fucking Hitler for help. The disgusting part, the Americans and British already knew who the next enemy was after the Nazis were finished off. I always laugh at the Americans who believe in fighting for "Freedom and Democracy," what a load of bullshit. The Suomi were building a democracy and they were attacked with US military aid sent to the fucking Soviets.
- Damn, I wonder why the Finns would ally with the nazis after being brutally attacked just a few years earlier

This is what russian "liberation" looks like.

Just the same with the nazis, who burned every city in Lapland on their way to Norway. Right around the same time too.
- Weren't Finland (technically) allied with the Nazis?

Still fairly early for color photography, no? Looks incredible.

It has a watermark explicitly saying it's a colorization. The embossed faux cursive is pretty hard to make out, but it is https://www.jecinci.com/
- So it does. I couldn't bother reading the logos when there was an amazing picture to look at. Good thing I'm not a police detective I suppose!
Yeah, it's hand-colored. Kudos to whoever did it, it looks really good.
- That was my first thought too, "man this must be colorised right? Or...?"
  
  Stunning picture, looks like a movie poster.
Colour photography has actually existed longer than you expect. There are actually a few real colour images of WW2. Most are coloured afterwards but some real colour images exist.
AGFA developed color photography and the film was available during WW II.

Damn, that's a crazy shot