Perestroika of the KGB
Chekists Penetrate Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20185289 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sanshiro Hosaka (0000-0002-3258-0455, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 755-784 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0885-0607 • E-ISSN: 1521-0561 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08850607.2022.2074810 |
| OpenAlex | W4284895085 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
An examination of the early manifestations of the State Security Committee (KGB)’s penetration of postcommunist Russian politics follows its self-reforms and collective practices during perestroika. A formerly classified KGB journal demonstrates that the KGB stayed ahead of the tide of demokratizatsiya, and managed to institutionalize its influence in the newly minted Soviet legislative bodies by encouraging security officers to run for office and co-opt people’s deputies. A purported parliamentary oversight for the security services was undermined from the start. The findings vindicate the KGB’s institutional survival, sensitizing scholars to the behaviors of the secret police, which largely remains an omitted variable in the discussions on failed democratic transition
Democracy · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |