Peasants, Political Police, and the Early Soviet State: Surveillance and Accommodation under the New Economic Policy

Hudson, H.

This book combines social and institutional histories of Russia, focusing on the secret police and their evolving relationship with the peasantry. Based on an analysis of Cheka/OGPU reports, it argues that the police did not initially respond to peasant resistance to Bolshevik demands simply with the gun—rather, they listened to peasant voices.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-12-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230338869

DOI: 10.1057/9781137010544

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 177