On this date in 1918. the courageous people of this small republic on the Baltic Sea declared their independence from Russia. a spring of freedom that lasted for 22 years. During that period. Estonia prospered as a free nation. But in 1940. Stalin delivered his dictatorial ultimatum to this brave country. followed shortly by an invasion by the Russian Army. subjugating the Estonian people. Estonia. along with the other Baltic countries. Latvia and Lithuania. were ruthlessly incorporated into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. One year later. the Soviet authorities deported thousands of Estonians to Siberia. The plight of this valiant nation has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. Congress regularly recognizes the struggle of Estonians and other Baltic nations to be free again.
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