place_of_death johannes kotkas
___MASK3___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK3___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the ___MASK88___ to the south and the ___MASK81___ to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the ___MASK88___ . ___MASK3___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK3___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . ___MASK11___ , officially known as the State of ___MASK11___ , is a country in the ___MASK94___ , on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean ___MASK75___ and the northern shore of the Red ___MASK75___ . It has land borders with ___MASK9___ to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest . The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area . ___MASK11___ ' s financial and technology center is Tel Aviv , while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem , although the state ' s sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem is internationally unrecognized . World War II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ), also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier . It involved the vast majority of the world ' s nations  including all of the great powers  eventually forming two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . It was the ___MASK82___ widespread war in history , and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries . In a state of " total war ", the major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources . Marked by mass deaths of civilians , including the Holocaust ( in which approximately 11 million people were killed ) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres ( in which approximately one million were killed , and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and ___MASK62___ ), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities . These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human history . The Soviet ___MASK47___ , officially the ___MASK47___ of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR " ) was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991 . A ___MASK47___ of multiple subnational republics , its government and economy were highly centralized . The Soviet ___MASK47___ was a one - party federation , governed by the Communist Party with Moscow as its capital . ___MASK4___ ( formerly romanised as Peking ) is the capital of the People ' s Republic of ___MASK60___ and the world ' s third most populous city proper . It is also one of the world ' s most populous capital cities . The city , located in northern ___MASK60___ , is governed as a direct - controlled municipality under the national government with 16 urban , suburban , and rural districts . ___MASK4___ Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighbouring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast ; together the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of ___MASK60___ . ___MASK10___ is the capital and largest city of Finland . It is in the region of Uusimaa , in southern Finland , on the shore of the Gulf of Finland . ___MASK10___ has a population of , an urban population of 1 , 214 , 210 , and a metropolitan population of over 1 . 4 million , making it the most populous municipality and urban area in Finland . ___MASK10___ is located some north of ___MASK96___ , Estonia , east of Stockholm , Sweden , and west of Saint Petersburg , Russia . ___MASK10___ has close historical connections with these three cities . Johannes Kotkas ( February 3 , 1915 -- May 8 , 1998 ) was an Estonian amateur wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet ___MASK47___ . Kotkas was born in Tartu . He won the gold medal at the 1938 , 1939 and 1947 European Championship . At the 1953 World Championship Kotkas won the silver medal The 1940 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad , were originally scheduled to be held from 21 September to 6 October 1940 , in ___MASK17___ , Japan . They were rescheduled for ___MASK10___ , Finland , to be held from July 20 to August 4 , 1940 , but were ultimately cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II . ___MASK95___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK95___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK76___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK95___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . The 1952 Summer Olympics , officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad , were an international multi - sport event held in ___MASK10___ , Finland , in 1952 . ___MASK10___ had been earlier selected to host the 1940 Summer Olympics , which were cancelled due to World War II . It is the northernmost city at which a summer Olympic Games have been held . It was also the Olympic Games at which the most number of world records were broken until surpassed by the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . The Soviet Union , the People ' s Republic of China , Indonesia , Israel , Thailand , and Saarland made their Olympic debuts in ___MASK10___ 1952 . ___MASK38___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK38___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK76___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK38___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . The 2008 Summer Olympic Games , officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as ___MASK4___ 2008 , was a major international multi - sport event that took place in ___MASK4___ , ___MASK60___ , from 8 to 24 August 2008 . A total of 10 , 942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs ) competed in 28 sports and 302 events ( a total of one event more than the schedule of the 2004 Games ). ___MASK60___ became the 22nd nation to host the Olympic Games and the 18th to hold a Summer Olympic Games . It was the third time that the Summer Olympic Games were held in East Asia and Asia , after Tokyo , Japan , in 1964 and ___MASK8___ , South Korea , in 1988 .