Stalin and the Lubianka: A Documentary History of the Political Police and Security Organs in the Soviet Union, 1922–1953 (Annals of Communism Series)

"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"-- Provided by publisher Cover Contents Preface Note on Translation, Document Presentation, Transliteration, and Abbreviations List of Abbreviations and Glossary of Frequently Used Terms INTRODUCTION: Stalin and the Lubianka CHAPTER 1. Expanding Power, Infiltrating the State, 1922–1927 CHAPTER 2. Threats from Abroad, Infiltrating the Economy, 1927–1930 CHAPTER 3. Subduing the Countryside, 1928–1933 CHAPTER 4. Ordering Society, 1933–1937 CHAPTER 5. The Great Purges, 1935–1939 CHAPTER 6. Social and Ethnic Cleansing: The Mass Operations, 1937–1938 CHAPTER 7. The Security Organs at War, 1939–1944 CHAPTER 8. Border Wars, Plots, and Spy Mania, 1945–1953 Conclusion Biographical Sketches List of Documents Notes Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z