Lithuania is a small nation whose people wish only to live in peace in their own country according to their own principles and traditions. They have not been allowed to do so. The Soviet aggressors have abolished all independent Lithuanian agencies and institutions and dissolved political. religious. cultural. social. and economic organizations. This transformation was accomplished through the use of force. against the will of the citizens of Lithuania. The Lithuanian people have bravely resisted the occupation and sovietization of their nation. Stalinist Russia. however. resorted to terror. deportations. mass arrests. and L executions. Using these ruthless methods. Soviet authorities finally overcame armed Lithuanian resistance.
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