Mr. Speaker. 34 years ago. on June 14. 1941. the Soviet Union began to execute its policy of genocide in the Baltic nations. This date marks the anniversary of one of the most tragic episodes in history. the mass deportation from their lands of the Estonians. Latvians. and Lithuanians by the Soviet Russian military authorities. These small republics of Estonia. Latvia. and Lithuania had enjoyed a shortlived freedom. having secured their independence soon after the end of World War I. However. the territory of the Baltic lands became part of a battleground being first invaded by the Soviet troops and followed by the occupation of Nazi armed forces.
Keywords matched
deportation