Peasants, Political Police, and the Early Soviet State
Surveillance and Accommodation under the New Economic Policy
Nonfiction, History, European General, Modern
| Author: | H. Hudson | ISBN: | 9781137010544 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | December 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | H. Hudson |
| ISBN: | 9781137010544 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | December 15, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book combines social and institutional histories of Russia, focusing on the secret police and their evolving relationship with the peasantry. Based on an analysis of Cheka/OGPU reports, it argues that the police did not initially respond to peasant resistance to Bolshevik demands simply with the gun—rather, they listened to peasant voices.
This book combines social and institutional histories of Russia, focusing on the secret police and their evolving relationship with the peasantry. Based on an analysis of Cheka/OGPU reports, it argues that the police did not initially respond to peasant resistance to Bolshevik demands simply with the gun—rather, they listened to peasant voices.
