For in 1940. the Russians forcibly took over the country and unjustly deprived the people of their rights. In its 22 years of independence. Lithuania showed the world what a proud and industrious people can do. Among the products of these golden years when Lithuanians were free from foreign tyranny were improvements in trarisportation . and education. great strides in land reform and social legislation and remarkable gains in material and spiritual wellbeing. The yoke of Soviet imperialism has enslaved Lithuania. Her people have been deported and mass murdered. Religion has been ruthlessly suppressed and freedom obliterated. But the light of freedom still burns in the hearts of Lithuanians.
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