Russia’s Long History of Election Meddling and Espionage

I was an army Recruiter for 3 years from 1979 to 1982. I was in the Infantry and was "selected". When I returned to the Infantry I was newly married, but was given duty of choice for surviving Recruiting Duty. I chose Berlin. I arrived in Berlin in Jul of 1982, wife and stepchildren in tow. I signed into my company as a new SSG, and was immediately told to get my TA-50 as we were going to the field. I told them I just got there and I had to settle my family into housing. In typical Infantry fashion, they could give a rats ass. I left my wife with (fortunately) her cousin who was stationed in Berlin for a 45 day field exercise. My wife was scared to death, we got housing and everyday at the end of the driveway was a Soviet Vehicle. In Berlin they were legally there, so they prowled. She was petrified that Russians were just hanging around the neighborhood

I agree, it would be more of a shock to find out they made zero attempts to influence another major world powers elections to benefit themselves. Good history lesson here!