Knowledge and power: The role of Stalin's secret chancellery in the Soviet system of government

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The 1978 precursor to Rosenfeldt's magnum opus "The Special World" (also on libgen) CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION THE EVIDENCE Categories Testimonies STALIN'S PERSONAL SECRETARIAT Emigrant themes Expertise Scope Superiority in information Relationship with other institutions The emigrant accounts: Independent or interdependent Soviet evidence Final evaluation THE SECRET DEPARTMENT Emigrant themes Service function, secret case-treatment, cadre control Soviet evidence Final evaluation THE SPECIAL SECTOR Emigrant themes Information control Cadre control and security functions Structure and scope Relationship with other institutions The emigrant accounts: Independent or interdepend~nt Evidence 01_1 other "special departments Soviet evidence Final evaluation THE CORRELATION THE MEN THE DEVELOPMENT The early beginnings The organizational struggle The ideological struggle The consolidation The culmination The succession CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX OF NAMES