We cannot forget the glorious declaration of the Lithuanian National Council restoring freedom to this Baltic State so long oppressed by its brutal neighbor. The Lithuanian people proclaimed their will to be free and selfgoverning on that day in 1918. And they proceeded to build their social and economic future on the principles of liberty and cultural heritage. That spark of freedom brought suppression from Lithuanias neighbors culminating in the Russian occupation in 1944. The Russians advanced their colonization through mass deportations. denial of human rights. and severe economic exploitation. The Lithuanian people fought for their right to liberty and to their credit they continue to fight the Russification of their heritage. The alien Soviet system imposed on Latvia.
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