Word: kgb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...KGB...
...Switzerland, customs officials called the matter "embarrassing." In Washington, the Commerce Department would not confirm that the case was under investigation, but expressed grave concern. In Moscow, KGB officials were believed to be jubilant over a victory on one of the newest frontiers of espionage: the theft of Western industrial technology...
...deeds ascribed to the KGB, perhaps none has drawn more outrage than the allegation that the Soviet Union, acting through Bulgaria, was behind the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II. Over the decades, the U.S.S.R. has forged a special relationship with Bulgaria, relying on the tiny Balkan nation to perform myriad tasks, some nefarious, some merely fraternal. A report from that littlenoticed, little-understood country...
...broken through the midwinter gloom, and in the courtyard below a father plays with his child among the birch trees. It is a scene of cheery placidity, but life is not placid for Vladimov. Like thousands of fellow citizens, he has learned firsthand about the implacable methods the KGB uses to intimidate those who deviate from prescribed norms of thought or behavior...
...intricate network of wrinkles around Vladimov's eyes lightens as he describes the KGB search. His interrogator, a lieutenant colonel, told him that the KGB employs experts to examine the literary worth of authors they investigate. Vladimov had received a highly favorable evaluation. But the rest of the message was not so encouraging. If Vladimov did not write a letter of apology for his "antistate" writings by Jan. 20, listing all the Western diplomats and journalists he has met, his files would be sent to the prosecutor...