Febru. ary 24 marks the 54th anniversary of Estonian independencea freedom won in 1918 from a warravaged. revolutiontorn. fledgling Soviet state Just after World War I. but which was soon extinguished by a resurgent. hegemonistic world power under the auspices of the 1939 MolotovRibbentroop pact. By August 1940. Estonia was once again firmly and formally under Soviet control. The people of Estonia have suffered many losses since the start of the Soviet occupation. Over the years. Estonians from all walks of life have been deported to remote areas of the Soviet Union. Estonian biologist Mart Niklus s one such persecuted individual who Is a symbol of the Estonian struggz for freedom. He has been harassed and persecuted by Soviet authorities since 1958 for "antiSoviet crimes." A heartbreaking letter written by Mr.
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