Later. when Ida developed a heart ailment. Soviet authorities had the gall to accuse her of being an alcoholic. and treated her illness accordingly. In 1978. in an act of utter frustration. Ida hung a banner on the balcony of her Moscow apartment that stated her cause very simply. It read: "KGB. give me my visa." In response to her boldness. Soviet authorities convicted Ida of "malicious hooliganism." and sentenced her to 4 years in Siberian exile. Ida. of course. did not make it easy for her Soviet oppressors. When the KGB attempted to tear her banner down. Ida threw buckets of water on them.