Stalin and the Lubianka :: a documentary history of the political police and security organs in the Soviet Union, 1922-1953 /

"This fascinating documentary history is the first English-language exploration of Joseph Stalin's relationship with, and manipulation of, the Soviet political police. The story follows the changing functions, organization, and fortunes of the political police and security organs from the...

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1. Verfasser: Shearer, David R., 1952-
Weitere Verfasser: Khaustov, V. N. (Vladimir Nikolaevich)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
Schriftenreihe:Annals of Communism.
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Zusammenfassung:"This fascinating documentary history is the first English-language exploration of Joseph Stalin's relationship with, and manipulation of, the Soviet political police. The story follows the changing functions, organization, and fortunes of the political police and security organs from the early 1920s until Stalin's death in 1953, and it provides documented detail about how Stalin used these organs to achieve and maintain undisputed power. Although written as a narrative, it includes translations of more than 170 documents from Soviet archives"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780300210712
030021071X
1322564868
9781322564869
0300171897
9780300171891

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