A World Gone Mad: The Wartime Diaries by Astrid Lindgren
Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf (1867–1951), supreme commander of the Finnish army 1939–46 and president of Finland 1944–1946
Marie José of Belgium (1906–2001), married Umberto II of Italy, queen of Italy briefly in 1946
Märtha of Norway (1901–54), crown princess of Norway and princess of Sweden, married Olav V of Norway in 1929
Matte, see Viridén, Margareta
Maugham, W. Somerset (1874–1965), British writer
Maurois, André (1885–1967), French writer
Medin, Elisabeth, mother of Florence Shanke who was a colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office
Michael I of Romania (1921–), king of Romania 1927–30 and 1940–47
Mistral, Gabriela (1889–1957), pseudonym of Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga, Chilean poet and educator, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945
Molander, Linnéa, home help to the Lindgren family 1939–50
Molin, Aina, no information available
Möller, Olle (1906–1983), Swedish sportsman and potato seller who was convicted of two notorious murders, despite his denial of the charges
Molotov, Vyacheslav (1890–1986), foreign minister of the Soviet Union 1939–49 and 1953–56
Mörne, Håkan (1900–1961), Finland-Swedish writer
Mother, see Lindgren, Karolina
Mum, see Ericsson, Hanna
Munk, Kaj (1898–1944), Danish dramatist and clergyman, murdered by the Gestapo
Mussolini, Benito (1883–1945), Fascist dictator of Italy 1922–43
Nilsson, Rut, probably a colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office
Nirsch, presumably a colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office, no further information available
Norwid, Stefan Tadeusz (1902–76), pseudonym of Polish writer Tadeusz Nowacki
Nyberg, (Miss), presumably friend of Alice and Per Viridén, no further information available
Nygaardsvold, Johan (1879–1952), Norwegian Social Democrat politician, prime minister 1935–45, led the government in exile from London, 1940–45
Nygren, (Miss), no information available
Nyman, Karin (1934–), née Lindgren, Astrid Lindgren’s daughter
Olav V of Norway (1903–91), king of Norway 1957–91, crown prince during the Second World War
Oliv, Elsa-Lena (1934–), née Gullander, childhood friend of Astrid’s daughter Karin, Elsa Gullander’s daughter
Olson, Erik Vilhelm (‘Eveo’) (1891–1970), Swedish writer, journalist and director
Oterdahl, Jeanna (1879–1965), Swedish writer and teacher
Ottander, doctor who treated Astrid Lindgren’s daughter Karin, no further information available
Øverland, Arnulf (1889–1968), Norwegian writer and lyric poet
Paasikivi, Juho Kusti (1870–1956), Finnish politician and diplomat, ambassador to Sweden 1936–40, to Moscow 1940 –41, prime minister 1944–46, president 1946–56
Palmgren (Mr and Mrs), presumably friends of Alice and Per Viridén and acquainted with the Lindgrens through them, no further information available
Paul of Yugoslavia (1893–1976), cousin of Peter II, ruled as regent 1934–1941, until Peter was declared of age
Per-Martin, see Hamberg, Per-Martin
Pétain, Philippe (1856–1951), French head of state 1940–44 under the Vichy regime
Peter, see Viridén, Peter
Peter II of Yugoslavia (1923–1970), king of Yugoslavia 1934–45
Quisling, Vidkun (1887–1945), Norwegian politician and founder of the fascist Nasjonal Samling (National Unity Party), Norwegian minister president 1942–45 under German occupation
Remarque, Erich Maria (1898–1970), German writer
Reynaud, Paul (1878–1966), French politician, president of the Council of Ministers for three months in 1940
Ribbentrop, Joachim von (1893–1946), German foreign minister 1938–45
Rommel, Erwin (1891–1944), army general, commander of Germany’s Afrika Korps
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882–1945), US president 1933–45
Rosén, no information available
Rudling, Arvid (1899–1984), lawyer in whose office Astrid Lindgren worked as a shorthand typist
Runström, Gunvor (1934–), née Ericsson, Astrid Lindgren’s niece, her brother’s daughter
Rut, see Nilsson, Rut
Rydick, presumably a colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office, no further information available
Ryti, Risto (1889–1956), president of Finland 1940–44
Samuel August, see Ericsson, Samuel August
Sandemose, Aksel (1899–1965), Danish-Norwegian writer
Sandler, Rickard (1884–1964), Swedish Social Democrat politician, prime minister 1925–26 and foreign minister 1932–36 and 1936–39
Segerfelt, childhood friend of Astrid Lindgren’s son Lars, no further information available
Selassie I, Haile (1892–1975), emperor of Ethiopia 1930 –74
Shanke, Florence (‘Flory’) (1918–), née Medin, colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office
Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1908–72), Swedish princess, wife of hereditary prince Gustaf Adolf
Sigge, see Gullander, Nils Emil Sigurd
Sillanpää, Frans Eemil (1888–1964), Finnish writer, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1939
Silfverstolpe, Gunnar Mascoll (1893–1942), Swedish poet, translator and critic
Simeon II (1937–), king of Bulgaria 1943–46
Skyllerstedt, presumably a colleague of Astrid Lindgren at the censor’s office, no further information available
Stäckig, Göran (1926–2007), childhood friend of Lars Lindgren
Stäckig, Signe Elisabeth (1899–1974), née Lundström, mother of Göran Stäckig
Stalin, Joseph (1878–1953), secretary general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1922–52, after the death of Lenin in practice assumed power over the country as a dictator, also formally head of government from 1941
Stauning, Thorvald (1873–1942), Danish Social Democrat politician, prime minister 1924–26 and 1929–42
Stellan, see Fries, Stellan
Stevens, John (‘Esse’) (1925–2007), Lars Lindgren’s foster brother for the first three years of Lars’s life, when he was cared for by the Stevens family in Copenhagen
Stina, see Hergin, Stina
Stolpe, Sven (1905–96), Swedish writer, journalist and literary critic Streicher, Julius (1885–1946), German Nazi politician
Strindlund, Gerhard (1890–1957), Swedish politician, member of Bondeförbundet (the Farmers’ League), minister of social affairs 1936 and communication minister 1938 –39
Sture, see Lindgren, Sture
Svensson, Johan Petter (‘Lucke’), ‘Vimmerby’s toughest old boy’, according to the local paper Vimmerby Tidning
Taina, presumably an evacuated Finnish war child, staying with Elsa Gullander
Tanner, Väinö (1881–1966), Finnish Social Democrat politician, finance minister 1937–1939, foreign minister 1939–40 and minister for trade and industry 1940–42
Tedder, Arthur (1890–1967), senior British air force commander
Terboven, Josef (1898–1945), German Nazi politician, Reichskommissar for Norway during its occupation 1940–45
Tjerneld, Staffan (1910–89), Swedish journalist and writer
Truman, Harry S. (1884–1972), American Democratic politician, US vice president 1945 and, following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, president 1945–53
Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983), king of Italy briefly in 1946
Victor Emmanuel III (1869–1947), king of Italy 1900–46
Viridén, Alice (‘Alli’) (1904–2003), close friend of Astrid Lindgren and one of the young mothers who used to meet in Vasa Park
Viridén, Margareta (‘Matte’) (1934–), childhood friend of Astrid’s daughter Karin and daughter of Alice Viridén
Viridén, Per (‘Pelle’) (1902-86), married to Alice Viridén
Viridén, Peter, son of Alice Viridén
Virtanen, Rauno, presumably a Finnish acquaintance of Astrid’s brother Gunnar Ericsson, who was involved in Swedish aid to Finland
Wendt, Georg von (1876–1954), Finnish medical research scientist and politician
Wenner-Gren, Axel (1881–1961), Swedish business leader and financier
Wickman, Johannes (1882–1957), Swedish publicist, foreign affairs editor of Dagens Nyheter 1918–48
Wickstrøm, Rolf (1912–1941), Norwegian trade unionist, put to death by the Quisling regime
Wikberg, Greta, no information available
Wilhelm II of Germany (1859–1941), German emperor and king of Prussia 1888–1918 and subsequently lived in the Netherlands
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880–1962), queen of the Netherlands 1890–1948
Willkie, Wendell (1892–1944), American Republican politician, presidential candidate and challenger of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 election
Wrede af Elimä, Brita Anna (1894–1973), writer and film producer
Wuolijoki, Hella (1886–1954), Estonian-born Finnish writer
Wuori, Eero (1900–66), Finnish Social Democrat politician and cabinet minister
Zetterström, Erik (1904–97), Swedish comic writer and columnist who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Kar de Mumma
Zweig, Stefan (1881–1942), Austrian writer
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