Social History of State Security in Postwar Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany
Social History of State Security in Postwar Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany
Author(s): Marián LóžiSubject(s): History, Comparative history, Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Book-Review
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro soudobé dějiny
Keywords: Eastern Europe;State Security;Stalinism;communism;Poland;Czechoslovakia;East Germany;Soviet advisers
Summary/Abstract: In "Security Empire: The Secret Police in Communist Eastern Europe" (New Haven – London, Yale University Press 2020), historian Molly Pucci approaches the difficult topic of the State Securities in Stalinist Eastern Europe. She examines the formation and development of the security forces during the crucial years of 1945–1953 in three countries: Poland, Czechoslovakia and East Germany. This allows for comparative findings on both the personnel and the functioning of the respective institutions in these countries. In the reviewer’s opinion, Pucci offers a highly descriptive, informative analysis, providing a deeper understanding of the State Securities and communist dictatorships as a whole.
Journal: Soudobé Dějiny
- Issue Year: XXVIII/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 766-770
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English