Posted on 06/04/2014 6:33:27 AM PDT by lbryce
For decades, the Corner House stood as a silent reminder of Russian oppression. Now, the former KGB headquarters are open and exposing the horrors committed against the people of Riga.
It’s like the plot of one of those dystopian young adult novels. There’s a sudden rapping at the door in the middle of the night. A stoic man in a trim suit hands you a warrant. Before you can open the crisp envelope you’re escorted to an imposing structure in the center of town. You’re led inside, and you disappear—never to be heard from again.
For years, this was the reality for those living in the subjugated corners of the Soviet Union, where prosperous and forward-thinking individuals suddenly found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Communist ideals were imposed with an iron fist, and any dissenters—from politicians to poets—were disposed of in a variety of decisive ways: deportation, torture, execution.
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".....Aaaaaaaaaand it's gone!"
...sure is easier on the knuckles than “polar bear hunting”
Never give up your guns. When the guy with the ‘warrant’ knocks to take you away, you blow his head clean off.
I think he already has on called the IRS house.
Maybe this KGBT house can be turned into a LGBT dungeon for sex tourists.
Is there a waterboarding room? A comfy chair?
Or are we talking about REAL torture?
At least they knocked and showed a warrant - unlike some country's police I could name.
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