Ka dib markii ay ku guuldareysteen inay Finland ku soo ridaan dawlad ay qoob-ka-ciyaarka ku yihiin oo ka tirsan shuuciyadda, bishii Nofeembar 1939, ayaa Midowgii Soofiyeeti Finland ku soo duulay
Waxaad Dadaalkii difaaca ee Finland wuxuu ka horyimid rajada Soofiyeeti, kadib khasaarooyin culus, Stalin wuxuu ku qancay nabad ku meel gaadh ah oo siinaysa Midowga Soofiyeeti wax ka yar xukun buuxa isagoo ku daray oo keliya gobolka bari ee Karelia (10% dhulka Finland). Tirada rasmiga ah ee Soviet-ka ee dagaalka ayaa dhaaftay 200,000, halka Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soviet Nikita Khrushchev uu markii dambe sheegtay in khasaaraha uu noqon karo hal milyan. Ololahan ka dib, Stalin wuxuu qaaday tallaabooyin lagu beddelayo tababarka iyo hagaajinta dadaallada dacaayadda ee militariga Soviet.