A steel door from a former KGB prison hospital is estimated at USD 500 to USD 700, while a stone bust of Vladimir Lenin is expected to fetch between USD 5,000 to USD 7,000.
Julien's is also putting under the hammer other memorabilia from the Cold War, including a high school report card for Che Guevara, a signed 1958 letter from Fidel Castro discussing plans to take Havana, and items related to the US-Soviet space race.
The museum charts the evolution of the Soviet secret police from the 1917, and claims to be the only one of its kind. Among the experiential stuff at the place was a replica of a psychiatric hospital torture chair, a phone to receive messages from former enemies like Nikita Khrushchev, straitjackets and espionage devices that defined the Cold War. The exhibits at the museum explained how Soviet intelligence agents pulled off their surveillance, from embedding recording devices in rings, cuff links and dishes to hiding cameras in belt buckles.
Check out the museum site
here.
