Political Police Archives in Ukraine and Georgia

A Research Note

Bibliographic Data

ID12299258
AuthorsPolly Corrigan (corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume72
Issue1
Pages117-131
Publication date2019-12-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEurope Asia Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-8136 • E-ISSN: 1465-3427
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09668136.2019.1686127
OpenAlexW2993829567
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

After the deluge of archival declassification that took place following the collapse of the Soviet Union, historians of Soviet society, and of the political police in particular, are still denied access to the FSB archives in Russia. However, a combination of political turmoil and military conflict has led to the opening of the entire archives of other Soviet-era political police services. This article will discuss why research into the Soviet political police remains critically important, examine the opening of the archives in Georgia and Ukraine, and explain what these archives contain and how to use them. Finally, possibilities for new areas of research are explored

Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soviet union · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law

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