# Talk:Background of the Winter War

Bless your heart, you've been waiting a month for a GA review.  Sorry, I don't think I should review this because I have no experience in milhist.  But I do have a some minor style suggestions, maybe they'll help you pass: 

How about a caption for the infobox pic?
How about a quick parenthetical explaining more who the Reds were in this sentence: During the ensuing Finnish Civil War, the Reds, supported by the Russian Bolsheviks, were defeated.
No predicate in this sentence: At the same time, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's desire to recover the territories of Tsarist Russia lost during the chaos of the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War, with Finland an obvious target.
Run-on: Finland had been the eastern part of the Swedish kingdom for centuries until 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars, when Imperial Russia conquered and converted it into an autonomous buffer state within the Russian Empire to protect Saint Petersburg, the imperial capital.
Is Red Guards singular?  e.g. ... where the pro-Bolshevik Red Guards was armed ...
Clarify: What does 'politically rich' mean?  In 1920s and 1930s Finland was politically rich
Several paras have only one citation each.  Am I to understand that that citation covers the whole para, or just the sentence it's used in?
So far in my reading the article seems really clear and well written.  There are a few style problems like a couple short paras, 'while' used as a linker (which I'm told is an awkward way to link concepts), and some stuff I've mentioned, but nothing terrible so far.  More later if you like.  delldot ∇. 04:29, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. I made some small edits. Usually one citation covers the whole paragraph. As I am not native, all english grammar assistance is welcomed. Peltimikko (talk) 19:39, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
Wow, your English is amazing, I had no idea it was written by a non-native speaker.  Are you interested in more of this type of feedback? delldot ∇. 23:05, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
Yes, please. Or it would be even better if a editor made edits directly into the article, especially imprecise sentences and grammar. The edits are easy to fact check afterwards, if necessary. Peltimikko (talk) 02:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
I've been doing that where I'm confident about what I'm doing, but I'll leave more complicated corrections to you.  delldot ∇. 03:28, 2 October 2009 (UTC)