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Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin.
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Finnish politician (1870–1956)
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Country in Eurasia (1922–1991)
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Order of Lenin
Civilian honor awarded by the Soviet Union
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