Soviet State Security Services 1917-46 (Elite - 20th Century - Pre World War II)

Published by Osprey, 1999

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Osprey Elite - 20th Century - Pre World War II Soviet State Security Services 1917-46 (MINT/New) Manufacturer: Osprey Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - Pre World War II Type: Softcover Code: OSPELI243 Copyright Date: 2022 Author: Douglas A. Drabik, Douglas H. Israel Page Count: 64 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is MINT/New. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: The Bolsheviks' seizure of power in Russia in late 1917 was swiftly followed by the establishment of the Cheka, the secret police of the new Soviet state. The Cheka was central to the Bolsheviks' elimination of political dissent during the Russian Civil War (1917–22). In 1922 the Soviet state-security organs became the GPU and then the OGPU (1923–34) before coalescing into the NKVD. After it played a central role in the Great Terror (1936–38), which saw the widespread repression of many different groups and the imprisonment and execution of prominent figures, the NKVD had its heyday during the Great Patriotic War (1941–45). During the conflict the organization deployed full military divisions, frontier troop units and internal security forces and ran the hated Gulag forced-labor camp system. By 1946, the power of the NKVD was so great that even Stalin saw it as a threat and it was broken up into multiple organizations, notably the MVD and the MGB – the forerunners of the KGB. In this book, the history and organization of these feared organizations are assessed, accompanied by photographs and color artwork depicting their evolving appearance.…

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Title
Soviet State Security Services 1917-46 (Elite - 20th Century - Pre World War II)
Author
Douglas A. Drabik, Douglas H. Israel
Publisher
Osprey
Publication year
1999
Condition
New
Binding
Softcover

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