Its centrally formed government was based on strong democratic principles. a free and independent Lithuania prospered. It was a time of freedom and honor for a nation so long oppressed by foreign aggression. Unfortunately. this era of independence and economic and political democracy was short lived. With the onslaught of World War II. Lithuania was again engulfed by invading armies. In 1940. the Supreme Soviet in Moscow declared Lithuania a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. The Lithuanian people fiercely protested. The Soviet Union retaliated with brutal methods. thousands were deported to Siberia or executed. Once again. Lithuania and its citizens are denied political freedom and the right to selfgovernment.
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