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    and of course people traveling to the west were rarely if ever allowed to go alone, they'd always travel in groups, with the members being mutually responsible for each others' return and proper behaviour. Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 10:40
  • Yes, that's true. In addition to mutual responsibility, groups of considerable size could include a KGB person. He would go "undercover", pretending to be a colleague or friend (and sometimes really being one), though it was usually an open secret to the group. Taking this into account, KGB career was the surest way to visit the outside world, second only to diplomatic profession or Vneshtorg (external trade). Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 11:51
  • @IMil Vietnam and Cuba were Peoples Republics (aka "Communist") and India was heavily socialist and state controlled from the 1950s through 1980s. Very friendly to the USSR. Commented Oct 8, 2017 at 3:25