Olavi Paavolainen was a Finnish writer, essayist and poet. He was one of the prominent figures of the literary group Tulenkantajat, and one of the most influential Finnish writers of the inter-war per
Olavi Paavolainen in 1928
Väinö Kunnas, Olavi Paavolainen, 1928
Minna Craucher was the pseudonym of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka
Minna Craucher in her salon ca. 1927-1929
Madame Craucher (right) with her chauffeur Boris Wolkowski (left) in 1930s
The stairwell of Minna Craucher's death place on Mechelininkatu in the summer 2006