Title: Stalin and the Lubianka
Description: "This fascinating documentary history is the first English-language exploration of Joseph Stalin's relationship with, and manipulation of, the Soviet political police. The story follows the changing functions, organization, and fortunes of the political police and security organs from the early 1920s until Stalin's death in 1953, and it provides documented detail about how Stalin used these organs to achieve and maintain undisputed power. Although written as a narrative, it includes translations of more than 170 documents from Soviet archives"--
Subjects: Politics and government, Police, Social control, Political prisoners, Influence, Sources, Lubi︠a︡nka (Prison : Moscow, Russia), Internal security, History, Power (Social sciences), Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953, Police, soviet union, Internal security, soviet union, Political prisoners, soviet union, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism & Socialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security, Lubi Łanka (Prison : Moscow, Russia), LubiŁanka (Prison : Moscow, Russia), Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Modern, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Ideologies, Communism & Socialism, Political Freedom & Security, International Security, Lubi͡anka (Prison : Moscow, Russia)
Places: Soviet Union
People: Joseph Stalin (1879-1953)
Time periods: 1936-1953, 1917-1936