There was a lot of snow to shovel out of our
driveway this week—over 40 inches.
Snowbound for five days means extra time for internet browsing, which
can be okay. I found some books for my
to-read list, and sparkly jewelry to pin on my “Have a Heart” board on
Pinterest. I blame the idle hours online
on the Blizzard of 2016 (aka Snowzilla) that hit the east coast. At least we had electricity.
That snow-stuck-at-home internet searching also led
to finding some pretty harsh comments about Soviet KGB defector Sergei
Kourdakov, author of The Persecutor. Some proclaim that Sergei and his book are
all a lie. Those beliefs are exactly the
reason why I wrote A Rose for Sergei.
Those beliefs are why I told a story
that I kept to myself for over forty years.
Those beliefs are why I finally had to speak out.
I’ve mentioned it before in my blog—that Sergei’s
background was thoroughly checked out by government agencies. I don’t think that fact sinks in with some people,
or that they fully understand what “checked out” implies. Investigating Sergei’s background was not a
simple call to the KGB to ask them to verify Sergei’s employment. Sorry, I’m being facetious. I wonder if people have any idea what that
type of investigation entails. The INTEL,
or intelligence gathering, was ongoing and the information received
corroborated Sergei’s story. Over the
course of several months the facts maintained their integrity. Sergei Kourdakov was telling the truth.
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