"The list of collaborators shows that KGB contacts were recruited from all professions and ages," political scientist Didzis Senbergs wrote at local news portal Pietiek.com. Dubbed "the KGB sacks" ever since, the archive contains an index of all the collaborators as well as their codenames, real names, birthplaces and other data. Several current and former parliament members, diplomats, artists and writers also appear in the KGB sacks. Latvia had for years debated whether to release the KGB sacks, running up against constant opposition from individuals suspected of having been KGB agents. The National Archives are scanning the next batch of documents for release in January.

Source: Bangkok Post December 21, 2018 14:15 UTC