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*Large numbers of Lithuanians went to the '''United States''' in 1867–1868 after a famine. | *Large numbers of Lithuanians went to the '''United States''' in 1867–1868 after a famine. | ||
*On 14–18 June 1941, less than a week before the Nazi invasion, some 17,000 Lithuanians were '''deported to Siberia''', where many perished due to inhumane living conditions. | *On 14–18 June 1941, less than a week before the Nazi invasion, some 17,000 Lithuanians were '''deported to Siberia''', where many perished due to inhumane living conditions. | ||
*After the retreat of the German armed forces, the Soviets reestablished their control of Lithuania in July–October 1944. The '''massive deportations to Siberia were resumed''' and lasted until the death of Stalin in 1953. Under the pretext of Lithuania's economic recovery, the '''Moscow authorities encouraged the migration of workers and other specialists to Lithuania''' with the intention to further integrate Lithuania into the Soviet Union and to develop the country's industry. At the same time, '''Lithuanians were lured to work in the USSR''' by promising them all the privileges of settling in a new place. | *After the retreat of the German armed forces, the Soviets reestablished their control of Lithuania in July–October 1944. The '''massive deportations to Siberia were resumed''' and lasted until the death of Stalin in 1953. Under the pretext of Lithuania's economic recovery, the '''Moscow authorities encouraged the migration of workers and other specialists to Lithuania''' with the intention to further integrate Lithuania into the Soviet Union and to develop the country's industry. At the same time, '''Lithuanians were lured to work in the USSR''' by promising them all the privileges of settling in a new place.<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#L, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref><ref>"Lithuania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | ||
<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#L, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref><ref>"Lithuania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | |||
===The Repressed=== | |||
During the Soviet occupation 1940–1953, hundreds of thousands of Lithuanians were deported and imprisoned in camps in Siberia. The Lithuanian Population Genocide and Resistance Research Center compiled a database of these Lithuanians. The database includes names, places of residence, deportation destination, and other information. It can be sorted and searched by name, expeditions, places of detention, and places of exile. Also includes short histories and photographs of places of dentention and exile. | |||
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==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
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