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American War Prisoner Escapes Soviet Prison to Polish Border
Captain Merian Cooper, an American held near Moscow, recounts eight months in Soviet prison camps, his escape to Latvia and travel by freight train to the Polish frontier with a group of fellow prisoners. He describes food barter, clothing trades, guard interactions, and the propaganda atmosphere under Soviet rule, noting the Cheka terror, Red schools, and the varied treatment of prisoners including foreigners and political detainees.
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Moscow
Riga
Merian
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von Sone
Eve
Huey
Muscay
Latvia
Allie Wismores
Russia
Karl Mary
AMSN
Roverimert
Kissa
Kissa Have All Been Disposed of, Pr Penile Are Hopeless and Say That Ruasia
Conmununists
Han
Entente
United States
Uncle Sam
Sulin
Ilicey
Russa
Communist Party
Sam Brown