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Any organised group is traditionally considered a threat. In the USSR there was famous Leningrad Rock Club: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Rock_Club
It was closely monitored by the KGB even though it was well-known most were there genuinely for the music and weren't interested in politics in the slightest.
And nowadays they still do it: religious groups, stikeball players — anything goes, only the state is allowed to be organized, all other forms of organization are considered a threat.
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Sometimes they penetrate groups that are indeed political, but are hardly a thread, such as human rights activists — to maintain cover identities. Here are a few of such stories: https://theins.ru/en/politics/268886
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