All Posts Tagged With: "KGB"
The Soviet Chamber of Horrors: Reminders on the Ninetieth Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution
In 1842 the German poet Heinrich Heine warned that “Communism, though little discussed now and loitering in the hidden garrets on miserable straw pallets, is the dark hero destined for a great, if temporary, role in the modern tragedy. . . . Wild, gloomy times are roaring toward us. . . . The future smells [...]
1Nov2007 | Richard M. Ebeling | 0 comments | ContinuedVorkuta to Perm: Russia’s Concentration-Camp Museums and My Father’s Story
My father, Arcadi Berdichevsky, was executed at Vorkuta on the Arctic Circle in the Soviet Union on March 30, 1938. Last October I visited the former concentration-camp town. Copies of files detailing his arrest, indictment, and execution order were sent to me by the FSB, successor to Russia’s notorious KGB (formerly OGPU secret police). Incredibly, [...]
1Jul2005 | Jon Basil Utley | 2 comments | ContinuedLetters from Russia
Mr. Peterson is a homeschooling parent and a frequent contributor to The Freeman, Teaching Home, and other periodicals. Grigory enjoyed studying English. He also wanted to write, especially if it would help him improve his English. One day, near the end of 1979, his love of the language and his desire to write led to [...]
1Oct1997 | Dennis L. Peterson | 1 comment | Continued-
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