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Free Download Amy W. Knight, "The KGB: Police and Politics in the Soviet Union "
English | ISBN: 0367612283 | 2021 | 374 pages | EPUB | 566 KB
This book, first published in 1990, examines the origins and evolution of the security police, considering the continuities as well as changes in its function as guardian of the regime’s security. It analyses the KGB’s involvement in Kremlin politics, the structure and organisation of the KGB, its formal tasks and legal prerogatives as set forth by the Party leadership, and the actual functions it performs on behalf of the Soviet regime. Underlying this analysis is an attempt to assess the power and authority of the KGB relative to other political institutions and to explain the crucial dynamics of the Party- KGB relationship.

Free Download Boyka M Stefanova, "The European Union beyond the Crisis: Evolving Governance, Contested Policies, and Disenchanted Publics"
English | ISBN: 1498503470 | 2014 | 356 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This volume explores institutional and policy developments in the EU and its member states in a parallel examination of citizens’ views of the effectiveness of crisis response reflected in public trust, output legitimacy, and satisfaction with democracy. Our approach to understanding the crisis posits EU-level governance and institutional change, national-level policymaking, and domestic politics as interrelated, interdependent domains of political action and public spheres that collectively shape the political landscape of post-crisis Europe. The volume sheds new light on the relationship among the institutional, policy, and polity consequences of the crisis.

Free Download Vladislav M. Zubok, "A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev "
English | ISBN: 0807859583 | 2009 | 504 pages | EPUB | 1155 KB
In this widely praised book, Vladislav Zubok argues that Western interpretations of the Cold War have erred by exaggerating either the Kremlin’s pragmatism or its aggressiveness. Explaining the interests, aspirations, illusions, fears, and misperceptions of the Kremlin leaders and Soviet elites, Zubok offers a Soviet perspective on the greatest standoff of the twentieth century. Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries, and taped conversations, among other sources, Zubok offers the first work in English to cover the entire Cold War from the Soviet side.