Amy Knight
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Knight |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Knight |
| SIGNATURE | KNIGHT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Library of Congress |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Coup That Never Was: Gorbachev and the Forces of Reaction
In hindsight, the 1991 coup attempt, alleged or real, was just an episode in the game of Kremlin power politics. Although it resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the wild economic chaos of the 1990s, little, if any, progress has been made in democratic political reform
The KGB, Perestroika, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
This article examines the role of the Committee on State Security (KGB) during the turbulent six-and-a-half years under Mikhail Gorbachev, from March 1985 to December 1991. Contrary to popular impressions, the KGB was never an independent actor in the Soviet system; it acted at the behest of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Kryuchkov replaced Viktor Chebrikov as head of the KGB in 1986, the move signaled what was intended to be a new role for t…
The Enduring Legacy of the KGB in Russian Politics
The security services have enjoyed a marked resurgence in Russian political life since the official demise of the KGB. The past three prime ministers and the current president all have close connections to the police and security intelligence organizations, raising legitimate concerns that a “KGB mindset” will penetrate Kremlin politics
Will the State Bring You Back In? Policing and Democratization
Russian Archives: Opportunities and Obstacles
(1999). Russian Archives: Opportunities and Obstacles. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 325-337
Is the old KGB still in power
(1997). Is the old KGB still in power? The Washington Quarterly: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 59-74
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
Social context and psychosocial influences on blood pressure among American Samoans
This study explores social and explores social and economic influences on health within a model formulated to address explicitly both individual and household level phenomena. Dressler's lifestyle incongruity model is used as a basis from which to predict the effects of intracultural contexts of variability on blood pressure. The sample for this survey consists of 134 Samoan men and women living in American Samoa. Based on previous experience and…
Internal Security and the Rule of Law in Russia
Essay| October 01 1996 Internal Security and the Rule of Law in Russia Amy Knight Amy Knight Amy Knight, a senior research analyst at the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1996, has taught Russian history and politics at the London School of Economics and at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Her most recent book is Spies without Cloaks: The kgb’s Successors (Princeton, NJ.: Princeton University Press, 1996). Search for ot…
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
Russian Security Services Under Yel'tsin
An American analyst of the Soviet and Russian security apparatus highlights its role since the abortive coup of August, 1991. The study, based in part on personal interviews, traces developments through the March 1993 confrontation between Yel'tsin and the Congress of People's Deputies. Coverage reflects a focus on the dissolution of the KGB and the workings and oversight of Russia's internal security and foreign intelligence services. Included a…
Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
The Fate of the KGB Archives
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Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history
(1991). Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history. Soviet Studies: Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 749-763
The KGB: Masters of the Soviet Union
The Party, The KGB, and Soviet Policy-Making
Soviet Politics and the KGB-MVD Relationship
AMY KNIGHT (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) SOVIET POLITICS AND THE KGB-MVD RELATIONSHIP* Among the first significant developments to occur in the Soviet Union af- ter Iurii Andropov assumed the post of General Secretary of the CPSU in No- vember 1982 was the announcement of an intensified campaign against cow- ruption, accompained by changes in the leadership of both the Committee of State Security (KGB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Tha…
Female Terrorists in the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party
The Fritschi: A Study of Female Radicals in the Russian Populist Movement
Will the State Bring You Back In? Policing and Democratization
The Enduring Legacy of the KGB in Russian Politics
The security services have enjoyed a marked resurgence in Russian political life since the official demise of the KGB. The past three prime ministers and the current president all have close connections to the police and security intelligence organizations, raising legitimate concerns that a “KGB mindset” will penetrate Kremlin politics
Female Terrorists in the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party
The KGB, Perestroika, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
This article examines the role of the Committee on State Security (KGB) during the turbulent six-and-a-half years under Mikhail Gorbachev, from March 1985 to December 1991. Contrary to popular impressions, the KGB was never an independent actor in the Soviet system; it acted at the behest of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Kryuchkov replaced Viktor Chebrikov as head of the KGB in 1986, the move signaled what was intended to be a new role for t…
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
The Fate of the KGB Archives
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Coup That Never Was: Gorbachev and the Forces of Reaction
In hindsight, the 1991 coup attempt, alleged or real, was just an episode in the game of Kremlin power politics. Although it resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the wild economic chaos of the 1990s, little, if any, progress has been made in democratic political reform
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history
(1991). Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history. Soviet Studies: Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 749-763
The KGB: Masters of the Soviet Union
The Fritschi: A Study of Female Radicals in the Russian Populist Movement
Female Terrorists in the Russian Socialist Revolutionary Party
Soviet Politics and the KGB-MVD Relationship
AMY KNIGHT (Washington, D.C., U.S.A.) SOVIET POLITICS AND THE KGB-MVD RELATIONSHIP* Among the first significant developments to occur in the Soviet Union af- ter Iurii Andropov assumed the post of General Secretary of the CPSU in No- vember 1982 was the announcement of an intensified campaign against cow- ruption, accompained by changes in the leadership of both the Committee of State Security (KGB) and the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Tha…
The Party, The KGB, and Soviet Policy-Making
Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history
(1991). Beria and the cult of Stalin: Rewriting Transcaucasian party history. Soviet Studies: Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 749-763
The KGB: Masters of the Soviet Union
Russian Security Services Under Yel'tsin
An American analyst of the Soviet and Russian security apparatus highlights its role since the abortive coup of August, 1991. The study, based in part on personal interviews, traces developments through the March 1993 confrontation between Yel'tsin and the Congress of People's Deputies. Coverage reflects a focus on the dissolution of the KGB and the workings and oversight of Russia's internal security and foreign intelligence services. Included a…
Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
The Fate of the KGB Archives
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Beria: Stalin's First Lieutenant
Internal Security and the Rule of Law in Russia
Essay| October 01 1996 Internal Security and the Rule of Law in Russia Amy Knight Amy Knight Amy Knight, a senior research analyst at the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1996, has taught Russian history and politics at the London School of Economics and at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Her most recent book is Spies without Cloaks: The kgb’s Successors (Princeton, NJ.: Princeton University Press, 1996). Search for ot…
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
Is the old KGB still in power
(1997). Is the old KGB still in power? The Washington Quarterly: Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 59-74
Spies without Cloaks: The KGB's Successors
Social context and psychosocial influences on blood pressure among American Samoans
This study explores social and explores social and economic influences on health within a model formulated to address explicitly both individual and household level phenomena. Dressler's lifestyle incongruity model is used as a basis from which to predict the effects of intracultural contexts of variability on blood pressure. The sample for this survey consists of 134 Samoan men and women living in American Samoa. Based on previous experience and…
Russian Archives: Opportunities and Obstacles
(1999). Russian Archives: Opportunities and Obstacles. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence: Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 325-337
The Enduring Legacy of the KGB in Russian Politics
The security services have enjoyed a marked resurgence in Russian political life since the official demise of the KGB. The past three prime ministers and the current president all have close connections to the police and security intelligence organizations, raising legitimate concerns that a “KGB mindset” will penetrate Kremlin politics
Will the State Bring You Back In? Policing and Democratization
The KGB, Perestroika, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
This article examines the role of the Committee on State Security (KGB) during the turbulent six-and-a-half years under Mikhail Gorbachev, from March 1985 to December 1991. Contrary to popular impressions, the KGB was never an independent actor in the Soviet system; it acted at the behest of the Communist Party. When Vladimir Kryuchkov replaced Viktor Chebrikov as head of the KGB in 1986, the move signaled what was intended to be a new role for t…
The Coup That Never Was: Gorbachev and the Forces of Reaction
In hindsight, the 1991 coup attempt, alleged or real, was just an episode in the game of Kremlin power politics. Although it resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the wild economic chaos of the 1990s, little, if any, progress has been made in democratic political reform
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