In 1940. the Soviet Union invaded the Baltic States of Latvia. Estonia. and Lithuania. Latvias 22years of independence were shattered by its illegal incorporation by the U.S.S.R. The United States continues to refuse to recognize this act of aggression. The basic human rights of the Latvians have been ignored continually by the Soviets. Thousands of Latvians have been deported. murdered. exiled. and sent to psychiatric institutions for political reasons. They have been subjected to a russification program that attempts to crush their strong cultural. religious. and historical heritage. Latvians have experienced some of the worst brutal acts of oppression ever to be used by the Soviet Union.
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