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The KGB : police and politics in the Soviet Union
Title
The KGB : police and politics in the Soviet Union / Amy W. Knight.
ISBN
1000262820
1000263002
1003104754
9781000262827
9781000263008
9781003104759
100026291X
9780367612283
9781000262919
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©1990
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
"First published in 1990 by Unwin Hyman, Inc."--PDF image of title page verso.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Amy W. Knight
Summary
This book, first published in 1990, examines the origins and evolution of the security police, considering the continuities as well as changes in its function as guardian of the regime's security. It analyses the KGB's involvement in Kremlin politics, the structure and organisation of the KGB, its formal tasks and legal prerogatives as set forth by the Party leadership, and the actual functions it performs on behalf of the Soviet regime. Underlying this analysis is an attempt to assess the power and authority of the KGB relative to other political institutions and to explain the crucial dynamics of the Party- KGB relationship.
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Series
Routledge library editions. Cold War security studies ; 28
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
I: Origins and evolution
The origins of the KGB
The KGB: reform and rehabilitation, 1954-1967
The KGB and party politics, 1967-1987
2: The structure of the KGB
The KGB: functions, organization, and party control
CPSU cadres policy and career patterns in the KGB
3: The functions of the KGB
The KGB and internal security
KGB security and border troops
The KGB's special departments in the Soviet armed forces
The KGB and soviet foreign policy.
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