The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period Cover Image

PRL, blok sowiecki i międzynarodowy terroryzm: uwarunkowania tajnych relacji w okresie zimnej wojny
The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period

Author(s): Przemysław Gasztold
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: People’s Republic of Poland; terrorism; the Cold War; the USSR; the PLO

Summary/Abstract: During the Cold War, Western states repeatedly accused the Soviet bloc of supporting international terrorism. The declassification of many documents from the archives of the former intelligence services in Central and Eastern Europe has made it possible to verify these accusations and has also made it possible to take a broader look at the links between the socialist states and terrorist groups. The aim of the article is to present the factors determining the establishment and maintenance of secret contacts between the Soviet bloc states and terrorist organisations, to indicate the genesis of these contacts and to present their actual course, and in this context also the experience of the People’s Republic of Poland against the background of other communist countries.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3 (3)
  • Page Range: 88-119
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Polish