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James48

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9. The Gulags

Reply to Frustratedlady (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:40 PM

Feb 2022

Have infinite room for sending dissidents to Siberia. Dissidents simply disappear. Still.

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Update from Moscow - from a close friend [View all] FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 OP

Maybe one of the Baltics? moondust Feb 2022 #1

the border itself may be a challenge Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #2

I lived for a year in Madrid Spain and loved it. Mild climate, great train transportation MLAA Feb 2022 #3

She has one contact in Barcelona that she's reached out to FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 #24

None at all it's beautiful and all the people I know who have been there loved it. MLAA Feb 2022 #25

Thanks FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 #26

Barcelona is my favorite city. tblue37 Feb 2022 #37

Go east, not west. Tomconroy Feb 2022 #4

East of Moscow? To Siberia or China? wnylib Feb 2022 #28

It seems unfair that the Russian people have to endure this unrest FakeNoose Feb 2022 #5

That kind of situation can cut two ways. Chainfire Feb 2022 #6

It has happened, though. soldierant Feb 2022 #23

+1 KentuckyWoman Mar 2022 #45

At some point Putin might close the borders? And cancel travel plans? Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #7

She should be okay crossing the border FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 #12

That is what people thought just before WWII. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #13

I wonder what has happened to all those people arrested while protesting? Frustratedlady Feb 2022 #8

The Gulags James48 Feb 2022 #9

Nearly every scene I saw of the arrests were of women. Six or so "brave" police vs. a young woman. Frustratedlady Feb 2022 #10

Russian acquaintance sent me a private message L. Coyote Feb 2022 #11

The WORLD waits with you. Truly the best outcome for all sane people oldsoftie Feb 2022 #15

Yes we are. calimary Feb 2022 #32

"Fear and panic" is what Putin wanted for us pandr32 Feb 2022 #14

Some times it only takes a spark to ignite multigraincracker Feb 2022 #16

I would recommend Brussels or Paris. Beastly Boy Feb 2022 #17

I hope for the best for your friend. It must be terrifying. Please keep us updated on her situation. Fla Dem Feb 2022 #18

I hope Putin likes cooked goose... Karadeniz Feb 2022 #19

Hoping for safe passage for your friend AmBlue Feb 2022 #20

WOW !!! The whole country will notice now, their whole shit is about to collapse uponit7771 Feb 2022 #21

No visa requirement for Spain JoanofArgh Feb 2022 #22

Sounds like the entire world, soldierant Feb 2022 #27

Probably not unless/until their "god" meets an unfortunate fate. calimary Feb 2022 #33

I didn't mean here, or not just here - soldierant Mar 2022 #41

Imagine cilla4progress Feb 2022 #29

I know a Ukrainian woman who emigrated to Span decades ago. DFW Feb 2022 #30

Thanks DFW FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 #36

Recommended. H2O Man Feb 2022 #31

If Putin is mad enough to start lobbing tactical nukes, no place is safe Warpy Feb 2022 #34

Thanks everyone FrankChurchDem Feb 2022 #35

Safe Travels, and Good Luck to your friend! electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #38

If she speaks English Sgent Feb 2022 #39

This is heartbreaking. oxymoron Mar 2022 #40

Update: She did not make across the border FrankChurchDem Mar 2022 #42

There is an article in the NY Times reporting on a train between St. Petersburg and Helsinki mnhtnbb Mar 2022 #43

Putin is all in. Either her perseveres and breaks Ukraine, or he's done Azathoth Mar 2022 #44

Update: At the Kazakhstan border FrankChurchDem Mar 2022 #46