Ideology of Chekism and Its Transformation during 'Perestroika' (1985-1991)

• In Event: "Ideology of Chekism" from the Cold War Soviet Bloc to Putin's Russia

Abstract

The paper analyzes the transformation of power relationship between the leaderships of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the KGB during the last years before the collapse of the Soviet Union and after the unsuccessful coup-d´etat in Moscow in 1991.

Author

• Nikita Petrov, Memorial (Russia)