“What was left of the troups was sent home, and a younger set was called up in replacement. The older men set off in the warmth of the spring - in fur caps, coats, felt boots and thick , wool sweaters. They returned without any 'difficulties of reintegration'. First, a good, old-fashioned Finnish dousing - then, back to work. Were all of our sacrifices in vain? Well, that was a question reserved for people without spring planting to do - and those people might well wonder whether their sacrifices had been so terribly great after all.”

—Narrator