Mr. Speaker. 42 years ago today. the Soviet Union launched an attack against the Estonian. Latvian. and Lithuanian peoples. forcing them to join the Soviet Union. Through invasion. occupation. deportation. and execution. the Soviet Government eventually gained physical control of the Baltic nations. Yet. despite the brutality and oppression to which the Estonians. Latvians. and Lithuanians have been subjected. they maintain a tenacious spirit of independence. Clearly. Soviet activity in the Baltic nations violates the rights and identities of their native peoples. The cultural. political. and religious foundations of these nations have been profoundly altered by this incursion. In the process of "Russification" the U.S.S.R. has sought to eradicate Baltic nationalism and institute Soviet ways.
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