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The Soviet Secret Police (1957) depicts the main aspects of the development, structure and functions of the secret police of the Soviet Union. Much of the information contained within comes from the personal testimony of Soviet citizens who had experienced various activities of the secret police, and forms a full and objective study of the secret police and its role in the Soviet system.

Author Biography

Simon Wolin and Robert M. Slusser

Table of Contents

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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