But geography had made them vulnerable: they were small states neighboring on a giant nation. Russsia. Joseph Stalin. who must rank with Hitler as the most bloodsoaked dictator of all time. engineered the takeover of these three republics and eventually the mass deportation of the Baltic peoples. Through the ensuing years it is estimated that Latvia. Lithuania. and Estonia have lost about onefourth of their populations. Such treatment of peoples. Mr. Speaker. must be clearly seen as an act of genocide. an effort to snuff out the Baltic cultures and the love of freedom in the hearts of Baltic peoples.
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