World War II shattered this pastoral land and when the shooting stopped. Lithuania found itself under the unrelenting oppression of the Soviet Union. This June 15 marks the 43d anniversary of the Soviet Unions forced and blatantly illegal incorporation of Lithuania. Not only was the freedom of the state lost. but hundreds of thousands of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania were deported. Nearly twothirds of these victims are believed to have died in Siberia and other Soviet provinces far from their native land. For the past 43 years. the history of Lithuania has been one of bloodshed. repression and a neverending effort to throttle the free expression of religion.
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