14 June - A Day of Mourning in the Baltic States

[saare_snowqueen]

The Soviet occupation of the Baltic countries as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union on 23 August 1939  resulted in mass deportations, which affected people of all nationalities living in Estonia. The two deportations that affected Estonia the most deeply, on 14 June 1941 and 25 March 1949, are

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[gillpolack]

I shall think of them, today. It's still 14 June somewhere in the world, and some things should not be forgotten.

[saare_snowqueen]

Exactly. Especially now with the brutal annexation of Crimea by Russian thugs and criminals.

[sartorias]

Thank you for posting that.

[saare_snowqueen]

You are very welcome. Thank you for reading it.

[anef]

A very beautiful poem. Thank you.

[saare_snowqueen]

You are very welcome. With what is happening now in Crimea and Ukraine, I think it's important for more people to know the truth about Soviet Russian behaviours

[cmcmck]

Yes..........

And I still haven't worked up the courage to visit Riga :o(

[saare_snowqueen]

I'm planning a trip in October; but mainly to the opera. will try to take and post some photos then.

The Soviets were equal opportunity killer/deporters. A recent article I read said that of the 10,000 people deported from Estonia on 14 June, 400 were Estonian Jews. Their crime was not being Jewish, but being influential within their communities.

Well, Riga has been there for more than 600 years; it'll be there when you get ready to visit.

[cmcmck]

One only has to ask the Poles about the hill of goats (Katyn) to know about the Soviets and their methods. I still blench at the irony of the Nazis 'investigating' that particular mass killing...........

[saare_snowqueen]

I am slightly hopeful that the new era of mass-communications, like Twitter, BuzzFeed etc... are making it harder for the Basturds to hide or cover up the truth.