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jrimbault
on June 7, 2023
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Russia’s population nightmare is going to get even...
As far as I know, the gulags never went away[1]. The secret police's status, by its very nature, is unknown.
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https://www.economist.com/europe/2013/10/19/slave-labour-and...
rsynnott
on June 7, 2023
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Like neutrinos, secret police can't be directly observed, but their presence can be inferred by their effect on their surroundings, for instance, as mentioned, people being very careless around windows.
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[1]: https://www.economist.com/europe/2013/10/19/slave-labour-and...