The free nations of the world were not misled by Soviet activities. and. consequently. the United States has refused to this day to give international recognition to the Communists acts of aggression and violence in Lithuania. During the first occupation of Lithuania in 1940 by the Soviet authorities. they proceeded to destroy the political. economic. and cultural life of the nation. The leaders of independent Lithuania were deported to concentration camps in Siberia. Thousands upon thousands of Lithuanian citizens were murdered by the Red troops. Women and children were arrested and deported. The industrial and agricultural life of Lithuania was nationalized without compensation to the rightful owners. The religious and cultural life of the country was ruthlessly attacked by the Soviet overlords.
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