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What was so unique and unusual about conditions in which KGB Gulag leaders (the Soviet secret agency had many names during its history: KGB, NKVD, GPU, etc.) were naturally selected? Why could Siberian secret agents be different from secret agents in the USA, China, or any other country? It was the job of the Gulag’s leaders to organize the work of human slaughter factories where millions were tortured, murdered and disposed off. (Historians provide different numbers ranging from 10 to 20 millions.)