“You may crucify freedom, but the human soul knows no shackles!” Saint Petersburg, 1976
“That morning, the Neva rose so high that it was impossible to get to the inscription on dry land. The agents had to approach in rubber boats, wade into the water in rubber boots, and figure out something.” KGB officers covered the inscription with coffin lids taken from a display workshop at the fortress, which concentrated even more attention on the slogan.

















