The Unknown Soldier (novel)
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The Unknown Soldier or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War betwe
First edition
The first United Kingdom edition of The Unknown Soldier by Collins in 1957
The opera adaptation premiered in 1967
Urho Hietanen
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Urho Hietanen is a fictional character in Väinö Linna's 1954 war novel The Unknown Soldier. He is one of the main characters in the novel.
Hietanen as played by Aku Hirviniemi in the 2017 film version
Hietanen as played by Heikki Savolainen in the 1955 version