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Routledge - Russia and the Cult of State Security Book

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Understand the deep history of the Russian intelligence apparatus with this scholarly work from Routledge. This book explores the mythology built around the Soviet secret police and the resulting cult of state security in modern Russia. By tracing these developments from the Lenin era through to the Putin administration, the text provides a clear look at how successive regimes have used security organs to build legitimacy. Readers will examine how the Russian state has worked to sacralize its security apparatus over decades. This volume offers a detailed analysis of how the history of the Chekist tradition influences contemporary post-Soviet politics. It is an essential resource for those studying military intelligence, espionage, and the evolution of Russian state power. This study provides a way to negotiate the complex history of how these violent security structures became central to the national identity.

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Traces the history of the Chekist tradition from the Lenin period through to the contemporary Putin era.

Examines the mythology created around the Soviet secret police and its impact on modern Russian society.

Analyzes how successive Russian regimes have sponsored a cult of state security to gain legitimacy.

Provides a deep study of the struggle to sacralize the Russian state security apparatus.

Offers scholarly insights into the evolution of intelligence and espionage within the Russian state.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
16 June 2011
Listed Since
02 August 2010

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