However. we cannot rejoice with the peoples of Lithuania. for their young democracy was shattered by the invasion of Soviet troops in 1940 and again in 1944 and the imposition of Soviet rule throughout the country. Their history since World War II has been one of continuous struggle against the oppressive rule by the Communist dictatorship in Soviet Russia. An armed patriotic resistance movement waged war against the Soviets until 1953. During this period. nearly 50.000 lost their lives. In the years since then. one out of every six citizens has been deported from their country against their will and sent to other areas of the Soviet world. They have been replaced by Russians in an effort to quell resistance. Dissidents have been sent to Siberia or committed to asylums for the mentally ill.
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