Soviet troops In direct contravention of international law. crossed the Estonian border and put an end to the universal suffrage. 8hour workdays. land reform. and basic human rights once enjoyed by the Estonian people. In their program of subjugation the Soviets shipped thousands of Estonlans in boxcars to slave labor camps within Siberia. where these Individuals faced a Holocaust of their own. Although courageous Individuals fought a desperate campaign of resistance. the Soviets Installation of a puppet government signaled the end of Estonian Independence. The Soviet Union dictated a harsh program of agricultural collectivization in the Baltic region that resulted in the death. deportation. and starvation of hundreds of thousands of Estonians. Latvians. and Lithuanians. Today the Soviet Union continues to pursue a program of brutality toward these people.
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