According to historian, Prof. Jan T. Gross: We cannot escape the conclusion: Soviet state security organs tortured their prisoners not only to extract confessions but also to put them to death.
Ifølge historikeren Jan T. Gross: "Vi kan ikke undgå denne konklusion: De sovjetiske statssikkerhedsorganer torterede deres fanger, ikke blot for at hale tilståelser ud af dem, men også for at dræbe demm.