The United States. along with the other nations of the world. welcomed Lithuania into the community of nations. But 44 years ago. acting on thefbasis of her infamous deal with the Nazis. the Soviet Union invaded Lithuania. and forcibly incorporated her and her neighbors Estonia and Latvia into the Soviet empire. Large numbers of her citizens have been deported since the Soviet occupation began. A policy of Russification has been instituted. The objective of this policy is unmistakeable: To erase any trace of an independent Lithuanian language. history. and cultural heritage. to dissolve the Lithuanian nation in the much larger mass of Russian occupiers.
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