Some Americans came to Soviet Russia because they naively believed in Communist ideology.  Others came because they were fed up with following the rules in the USA.  But most emigrated during the Great Depression, desperate people who unwisely believed the favorable propoganda eminating from the Soviet Union.  Hundreds of free, American families entered the USSR, never to leave again.  As the Russian economy became steadily more dysfunctional and Stalin became ever more paranoid, Americans and Russians suffered privation, indiscriminate execution, and barbaric work camps.  Today, more than ever, we must be reminded what happens when Americans turn to socialism in a time of economic turmoil.