"Under the Sign of Scorpion" by Juri - Gnostic Liberation Front

espionage" and sent to a slave camp. He was released in 1956, in con-
nection with Khrushchev's amnesty. Alex was not allowed to leave the
Sovict Union, despite the fact that his sister in New York regularly sent
invitations. Thanks to his sister's efforts he finally escaped the Red hell in
1971. (Alexander Dolgun and Patrick Watson, "Alexander Dolgun's
Story. An American in Gulag", 1975.)
The most difficult thing those people had to accept was the fact that
their own embassies did not care about their fate, although many signals
werc smuggled to them. They were also mentally strained by the fact that
they were held in slave camps whereas they were quite innocent.
Moreover, they were depressed by being forced to live in a foreign country
and obey orders in a foreign language.
Some of the foreigners, who were unsuitable for physical labour, were
also executed in the Soviet Union. The former KGB Colonel Kirillin
confirmed that 7000 foreigners had been shot in the village of Butovo (on
the so-called Polygon) near Moscow.
Documents reveal that over 60 000 foreigners, including Finns and
Romanians, were taken to Pechora in Komi. President Boris Yeltsin
ordered these sensitive documents classified once again.
Lenin had, during his time in power, decided that the spine of the Soviet
system would be comprised of slave labour. He laid down the slaves' work
averages and food rations. He had even decided how many victims were to
die. A previously unknown order signed by Lenin in 1919 was shown in
the French documentary film mentioned above. "Publication prohibited!"
had been written on it. This amazing order stated that all "useless"
foreigners were to be sent to the concentration camps.
Stalin's Holy War
In 1936, Stalin fought a "holy war" also in Spain. Moscow sent the
Spanish Communists 648 aeroplanes, 347 tanks, 60 armoured vehicles,
1186 artillery pieces and 3000 Soviet military experts between 1936 and
1939. The total support amounted to 274 million roubles (50 million
dollars), according to the periodical Vikerkaar No. 1, 1986. The financial
elite suddenly changed their plans and the Soviet (i.e. the American) aid to
the Republic was withdrawn in the autumn of 1938. Therefore, Franco
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