LSSR

The Lithuanian SSR was a Soviet republic 1940-1990, capital Vilnius. Annexed in 1940 under Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Nazi occupied 1941-44, then Soviet reoccupied. One of 15 SSRs, Baltic region, known for amber coast, dairy, machinery, electronics. Population 3.69M in 1989 census. Faced Russification, deportations, suppression. National movement Sajudis formed 1988. First to declare independence March 11 1990, sparking USSR collapse and restoring independent Lithuania today. Flag yellow-green-red