Yet the love of freedom in the Estonian people remains so strong that four decades of Soviet oppression have been unable to stamp it out. The Soviet reign in Estonia has been marked by total disregard for the nationalistic and cultural ambitions. as well as the simple human rights. of the Estonian people. As part of its cynical and barbaric policy of "Russifi. cation." the Soviet Union has engaged in mass deportation of Estonians away from their homeland to distant parts of Siberia. and has resettled thousands of Russian people in Estonia in an attempt to eradicate the countrys nationalist identity. But as in neighbor. ing Latvia and Lithuania. the longing for a new day of independence in Estonia has survived and grown despite the Soviets efforts. Our own efforts in speaking out against Soviet brutality and continuing our Governments refusal to recognize the occupation of Estonia are vital to the struggle to make that nation once again a member of the community of independent nations.
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