Eino Hanski (17 July 1928 – 17 August 2000) was a

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- Finnish- Russian-

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n author, dramatist and sculptor. Born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, Eino Hanski's father was Finnish and his mother Karelian; Russian became his main language growing up, but most of his books were written in Swedish. Hanski came to Sweden in 1942 with his mother as a refuge from the war. His father died in the war. Hanski lived in

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but returned to the Soviet Union many times; and it is also the subject of many of his writings.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanski, Eino 1928 births 2000 deaths Writers from Gothenburg Swedish people of Finnish descent