Soviet martial rule repressed human rights and thousands of Estonians were arrested and sent to remote parts of the Soviet Union. Thousands more escaped to Sweden and Germany and some came to the United States where they could live without fear of repression. Any hope the Estonians held for freedom at the end of the Second World War was shattered when the Soviets returned in 1944. Again thousands of people were arrested and deported. Estonia remains a captive nationheld captive in the merciless grip of Soviet repression. We must always remember the Baltic nations courageous efforts when they proclaimed their independence and we should never forget the tragic destruction of their democratic. rightspreserving governments.
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