Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on transliteration and translation; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: Soviet chekism; 1 Dzerzhinsky's commandments; 2 Late Soviet chekism: The changing face of repression under Khrushchev and beyond; 3 Screening the historical chekist; 4 Screening the contemporary chekist; Part II: Post- Soviet chekism; Introduction; 5 Re-inventing chekist traditions; 6 The cult of Andropov; 7 Securitizing the Russian soul; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book explores the mythology woven around the Soviet secret police and the Russian cult of state security that has emerged from it
