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Life Under the KGB's Watchful Eye in 1980s Russia

Everything was bugged, we were followed constantly, and even our dog knew we had a "minder."
Source: Sergei Karpukhin / Reuters
A Russian policeman guards a protest rally in central Moscow October 30, 2005.

Last week, Russia expelled an American diplomat, accusing him of being a spy for the CIA. Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said that U.S. Embassy Third Secretary Ryan Fogle had been caught red-handed with disguises, spy equipment, and wads of cash, trying to recruit a Russian agent.

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