Speaker. the understanding of current world problems is facilitated by placing them in a historical sequence since the events of the past. when duly documented. are a great aid to us in the consideration of current problems and plans for the future. Today. June 14. sadly and with a sense of frustration. we make note of what is historically described as Genocide Day. In June 1941 the forces of the Soviet Union conducted mass deportations of Latvians. Lithuanians. and Estonians to central Russia from which area very few ever returned to their homeland. The purpose of these deportations was to complete the consolidation of control of the Communists over these previously independent Baltic peoples. Each of the three Baltic States. Estonia.
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