The Czechoslovak Little Sister: A brief overview of the organizational development of the foreign intelligence service in Communist Czechoslovakia, 1953–1989
The Czechoslovak Little Sister: A brief overview of the organizational development of the foreign intelligence service in Communist Czechoslovakia, 1953–1989
Author(s): Pavel ŽáčekSubject(s): Politics, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Keywords: Communism; cold War; Czechoslovakia; MSW; Security Service apparatus; First Delegation; intelligence service;
Summary/Abstract: After the Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, an extensive and interlinked intelligence apparatus became one of the most important instruments of the Czechoslovak and Soviet foreign policy. The headquarters of Soviet espionage in Moscow viewed the satellite states’ intelligence services as a significant organizational complement in leading the Cold War. The development of the intelligence apparatus of the Czechoslovak Interior Ministry (from 1950–1953 the Ministry of National Security) has not received due attention as yet for various reasons, such as secrecy or inaccessibility of archive funds.
Journal: Pamięć i Sprawiedliwość.
- Issue Year: 30/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 340-375
- Page Count: 36
- Language: Polish