I Could Not Believe It
When a prisoner is handed over to the guards, he or she is immediately led by long corridors of the major court of Moscow to the search room. If there is no interest in the accused, the guards inspect him only formally and quickly take him or her into the waiting room. I was not among the lucky ones. After sending all other people out of the search room, several prison guards with batons entered the room. They ordered me to completely undress for a complete search, and I obeyed. Later, I did not tolerate such terrible humiliation, and answered grinning and asking them to take off my trunks, after which their insatiable appetite instantly disappeared. But at that time I knew nothing about prison life and how to defend my honor and dignity. I was frightened and weak,
