I do not believe I have to bring to your attention the long and tragic history of the Soviet Unions conquest of Estonia. It is a tale whose outlines are well known. Mass deportations. loss of human and civil rights. systematic russification in educationin the hope that Estonian children will stop using their native tongueall of the Soviet Unions brutal policies toward captive peoples have been put into practice in Estonia. Despite this persecutionor perhaps. in part. because of itthe Estoman people still remain loyal to their culture and to a belief in God. On the 63d anniversary of the creation of the Republic of Estonia. let us remember what a precious gift freedom is.
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