Informers exposed. Good or bad?
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:12 pm
Latvia’s prime minister defended the decision to publish files on informers for the Soviet secret police after the release revealed previously unknown information on well-known figures in the Baltic country.
The files, hidden from public view for more than two decades, have raised questions about collaboration with the Soviet regime, while a debate on their authenticity and some gaps in the records have complicated the process.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomb ... ek-closure
Especially those who spent time behind the iron curtain, what do you make of this?