‘Ashtrays with ears’: KGB spying in Tallinn’s Viru Hotel




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But even this world had its absurd Soviet inefficiencies. Many of the hotel’s maids were specifically chosen for their perceived unattractiveness to prevent them from forming relationships with foreign men and potentially defecting. I bet they didn’t mention that in the job listings.



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