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Author:   Simon Wolin ,  Robert M. Slusser
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.938kg
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9781032676302

ISBN 10:   1032676302
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   12 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Part 1. The Evolution of the Soviet Secret Police 1. The Cheka, 1917–1922 2. The GPU and OGPU to the Death of Dzerzhinski, 1922–1926 3. The OGPU under Menzhinski and Yagoda, 1926–1934 4. The NKVD, 1934–1938 5. The NKVD and NKGB, 1939–1945 6. From the End of World War II to the Death of Stalin, 1945–1953 7. The Developments Since Stalin’s Death, 1953–1956 Part 2. The Secret Police as Viewed by Former Soviet Citizens 8. Feliks Dzerzhinski: Creator of the Cheka and Founder of ‘Chekism’ Konstantin Shteppa 9. Structure and Functions of the Soviet Secret Police E.A. Andreevich 10. Structure and Conditions of the Soviet Organs of State Security After World War II V.P. Artemiev and G.S. Burlutsky 11. Investigative Methods of the Secret Police A. Grigoriev 12. The Armed Forces of the Soviet Organs of State Security V.P. Artemiev 13. The Protection of the Frontiers of the USSR V.P. Artemiev 14. Personnel, Conditions of Service and Training in the Border Troops V.P. Artemiev and G.S. Burlutsky 15. Internal Activities of the Soviet Organs of State Security After World War II V.P. Artemiev and G.S. Burlutsky 16. Postwar Activities of the Soviet Organs of State Security in Western Europe V.P. Artemiev and G.S. Burlutsky

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