Their attempts to exterminate the Baltic peoples remind us of Hitlers barbaric extermination of the Jews in Germany. It is signifigant that Stalin and Hitler signed a pact in 1939. dividing Eastern Europe between their respective powers. We know that such totalitarian regimes will pursue any means to an end. wantonly disregarding human life. Soviet hegemony has lead to dramatic changes in the Baltics. The cruel tactics employed in deporting Baltic peoples cost many lives. a fact all too well known by Americans of Estonian. Latvanian. and Lithuanian descent. Families were intentionally separated to break the strength of familial bonds.
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