In 1961 the KGB would be on any foreigner from day one. No surprise at all. In 1979 I crossed from Poland to Russia by train, and while we were stopped for the

In 1961 the KGB would be on any foreigner from day one. No surprise at all. In 1979 I crossed from Poland to Russia by train, and while we were stopped for the axles to be changed to the wider track gauge, I moved from one railroad car to another to hang with my friends. When Russians discovered that one car had a missing passenger and another had an extra one, they checked the entire train and we were delayed good several ours.