Return to the past?

[Parrothead]

I've been following this story:

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/14/348351241/estonia-spy-dispute-could-be-russia-making-anti-nato-mischief

I first read about it, a day or two after the incident. It reminded me of stories I was told of incidents in the 1930's when a number of border guards were attacked, taken across the border into Russia, attempting to create some sort of retaliation/provocation. They would either be shot, held for ransom or simply imprisoned.

[geonuc]

There's a lot about today's Russia that unfortunately reminds us of the past.