Kgb - Police and Politics in the Soviet Union

This book, first published in 1990, 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.

List of contents

Part 1. Origins and Evolution 1. The Origins of the KGB 2. The KGB: Reform and Rehabilitation, 1954-1967 3. The KGB and Party Politics, 1967-1987 Part 2. The Structure of the KGB 4. The KGB: Functions, Organisation and Party Control 5. CPSU Cadres Policy and Career Patterns in the KGB Part 3. The Functions of the KGB 6. The KGB and Internal Security 7. KGB Security and Border Troops 8. The KGB’s Special Departments in the Soviet Armed Forces 9. The KGB and Soviet Foreign Policy

About the author

Amy W. Knight

Summary

This book, first published in 1990, 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.

Product details

• Authors: Amy W Knight, Amy W. Knight
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2021
• EAN: 9780367612283
• ISBN: 978-0-367-61228-3
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Cold War Security Studies
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education