The lesser terror : Soviet state security, 1939-1953 /
Parrish, Michael,1944-
Westport, Conn. : Praeger,
1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-391) and index.
Beriia takes over -- Mass killings of Polish POW officers -- The Orel massacres, the killings of senior military officers, and war-time deportations -- SMERSH and Abakumov -- The Vlasov movement and other collaborators -- Abakumov as head of MGB -- Post-war campaigns against the military -- The anti-Semitic campaigns -- The Leningrad affair -- Intelligence, counterintelligence, and terror campaigns in East Europe -- Downfall -- The aftermath -- Legacy.
Political purges
Secret service