mirosha had no answer. mirosha keeps advancing, and in 1937, if i remember rightly, he becomes the head of the nkvd of all of western siberia. so here's agnessa. and the fragment i'm about to read shows the thin line between executioner and victim. agness a&m irosha began a heatedly-contested game of billiards in the side office. agnessa usually won these games. in the midst of the game, mirosha stopped short, the cue stick in his hand. he turned pale. agnessa followed his gaze through the large window. she saw three military men approaching in nkvd uniforms. agnessa burst out, what's the matter, mirosha? then she understood. for an instant, he thought they were coming for him. final fragment before we hear from their daughter, this is mirosha's arrest. after western siberia, mirosha becomes ambassador to mongolia. they then return to moscow where they live in the government house for the elite. the government house is famed for the number of famous victims of terror who live there. so here is the story of