Glorified Images of Soviet State Security and Intelligence Services
Journal: Journal of Cold War Studies
Year: 2024

Abstract This survey article critically evaluates books about the Soviet-era state security and intelligence services published in Russia over the past quarter century by eight major pro-regime publishers. The article underscores the publishing houses’ efforts to foster a laudatory image of Soviet-era security and intelligence services in the broader context of the return of “Chekism” (idolization of state security agencies) under Russian President Vladimir Putin, who himself was a product of th