She then went to Riga. where she was also denied the necessary permission to live there. When it came time for her to leave Riga. at the end of her rope. she was forced to sleep in the train station. Why does the Soviet Union insist on harassing this woman? What does the Government hope to achieve? First. the Soviets made it clear. once she applied for a visa to leave the country. that she was not welcome in Soviet society. Then. however. they would not permit her to leave. What possible motive can be behind actions like this by a government in the modern. supposedly civilized world?