The Outlook Podcast Archive - Opening my Romanian Secret Police File

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When American anthropologist Katherine Verdery worked in Romania during the Cold War, she had no idea the country’s secret police thought she was a spy. The Securitate had compiled a nearly 3,000 page dossier on her. The file contained reports from 70 informers, including a number of close friends. She got hold of it in 2008, and went on to meet with some of those who informed on her - she's now written a book about reading her file. (Image: Katherine Verdery. Credit: Juan Carlos Arevalo.)

Published on Tuesday, 9th October 2018.

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