Juho Theodor Viitasaari (30 January 1891, Orivesi – 31 August 1920) was a Finnish communist activist and a

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. Viitasaari was one of the founders of the Finnish Communist Party in 1918. He was a Red Guard officer in Saint Petersburg in 1920. Viitasaari was one of the victims of the

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in Saint Petersburg in 1920 when radical Finnish communists killed eight members of the Communist Party in a power struggle. Viitasaari is buried at the

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in Saint Petersburg and his name is found on the grave of August Communards.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Viitasaari, Juho 1891 births 1920 deaths People from Orivesi People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Communist Party of Finland politicians People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) Finnish exiles Finnish expatriates in Russia Finnish people murdered abroad Burials on the Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)