I think private estates such as the Russian baroness or princess on LI could be suspect as hiding places. I agree with Velveeta that Russian Orthodox Churches may also come under this watch umbrella.
If I remember correctly, our Russian royalty here on LI was living here on that estate THROUGHOUT the Cold War (maybe before?). I need to do some additional detail work on this to see what if anything has changed since the 'mid '80s when I was active in local GOP politics/government.
IOW, perhaps our Russian royalty has passed, but you can bet the estate is still in the hands of Russians if so.
Well, I can't find my old yellowed clipping about the baroness or countess or princess who donated and fundraised heavily to the Suffolk County GOP in recent times. I have thrown much out in the past few years from my old files. I also did some searching online and still have not found it. I cannot remember her name...Nadya...Ludmilla...Vladimilla....ug. If I remember it, I will post it.
But I did find this tidbit below which is also interesting to me as an LIer. So there are/were more than one private estates here inhabited by Russians, some with close ties to the Red Soviet Union. Again, if I can find some more info on the Republican Russian princess here, I will post it.
I am certain this is the case throughout America...maybe in your backyard. Here is the brief article:
Newsday
"It Happened on Long Island"
Saturday, November 13, 2004
From Newsday:
1955: State Department Declares
Long Island Off-Limits to Soviets
In 1955, the State Department declared more than a quarter of the United States off-limits to Russian citizens after the Soviet government restricted travel by U.S. citizens within the USSR. The restricted areas included approximately 1,000 counties in 39 states, most of the Mexican border, and part of the Canadian border. Both Nassau and Suffolk Counties were pronounced out-of-bounds, except for the section surrounding Oyster Bay north of Northern Boulevard/Route 25A. In that area, the Russians owned two residences, Killenworth in Glen Cove and an estate in Brookville, which housed members of their United Nations delegation. Russian citizens’ automobile travel in Nassau County was restricted to Northern Boulevard. According to a Newsday article, a State Department spokesperson commented that there was no way to police the Russian citizens and that no penalties for violating the restrictions had been determined. The Russian residence, Killenworth, is shown here.
–Cynthia Blair
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:4nse1A8f7SEJ:www.newsday.com/features/custom/ithappened/longisland/ny-iholi062204story.htmlstory+russian+estates+on+long+island&hl=en&ie=UTF-8