This brave endeavor of democracy undertaken by the Lithuanian people was brutally violated 19 years later by the legions of Nazis who overran Europe in the 1940s. 3 years later. the citizens of Lithuania unwillingly exchanged the Nazi yoke for a Soviet one. Although the ideal of what democracy means remains true and strong in the hearts and minds of the people. freedom in reality is little more than a dream. The Soviets exact a high toll in order to suppress the Lithuanians. and tactics such as deportation. human rights violations. religious intolerance. and even murder have all been brought to bear on the Lithuanian people. Yet. in spite of all the misfortunes that have been heaped upon these sturdy people. they remain united against their foreign oppresser. Furthermore. they manage to retain their individual personalities and culture and succeed in frustrating the Soviet attempts to destroy and rebuild their proud nation.
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