On August 3. 1940. this new government requested the incorporation of Lithuania into the Soviet Union and at this request. Lithuania was declared a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. by the Supreme Soviet in Moscow. Under the current Soviet puppet government. the people of Lithuania have suffered many hardships. A nation known for Its social reforms and cultural renaissance was silenced. It is believed that between 1945 and 1951. 350.000 Lithuanians were arrested and deported to Siberia. Since their incorporation into the Soviet Union. the borders of Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia. have been kept sealed. leaving these people to fight their battles against Soviet control in complete isolation.
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