RUSSIA

Prisonplanet: Russian Government to Install Cameras in Every Moscow Apartment Building

Moscow is planning to install surveillance (or should we say spy?) cameras at the entrance (padyest) of every apartment building in Moscow during the next 3-4 years.

This news follows a recent idea to take the fingerprints of all visitors to Moscow and gives us a good idea of the governments desire to have control over the people.

Many years ago every flat in Moscow was fitted with a gadget called a "radio". This "radio" was connected by wires to a station that provided news and music. But as we all know (and most people began to realize), such an apparatus can just as easily be made to receive as well as send and most have been removed. This free gift from the government was usually installed in the kitchen area, which is a popular place in most Moscow flats for discussions of importance.

As in the past, many Russians will begin to fear the authorities, believing that their every move is being monitored. Perhaps this time they really will have a reason to be concerned?