03103nam 2200661 a 450 991078974540332120200520144314.01-283-36181-797866133618130-7391-7179-8(CKB)2670000000131239(EBL)817156(OCoLC)768082520(SSID)ssj0000555466(PQKBManifestationID)12233110(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555466(PQKBWorkID)10518948(PQKB)11281305(MiAaPQ)EBC817156(Au-PeEL)EBL817156(CaPaEBR)ebr10519496(CaONFJC)MIL336181(EXLCZ)99267000000013123920110915d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSecuring the communist state[electronic resource] the reconstruction of coercive institutions in the Soviet zone of Germany and Romania, 1944-1948 /Liesbeth van de GriftLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20121 online resource (203 p.)The Harvard Cold War studies book seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-7178-X Includes bibliographical references and index.From democracy to dictatorship, 1918-1944 -- Postwar reconstruction and transitional politics, 1944-1948 -- "Control must rest firmly in our hands" : the reconstruction of the security apparatus in the Soviet zone of occupation -- "A regime, not a government has changed" : the reconstruction of the security apparatus in Romania -- Control versus chaos : the Soviet zone in Germany and Romania compared.In Securing the Communist State, Liesbeth van de Grift provides a new understanding of these organizations using recently disclosed material from the communist archives in Berlin and Bucharest. She reveals how these communist parties gained control over the security apparatus after 1945 in East Central Europe from a transitional justice perspective, focusing on purges and personnel policies. This book shows that the personal break after 1945 was not as radical as is often thought.<br /Harvard Cold War studies book series.CommunismGermany (East)History20th centuryCommunismRomaniaHistory20th centuryInternal securityGermany (East)HistoryInternal securityRomaniaHistory20th centuryGermany (East)Politics and governmentRomaniaPolitics and government1944-1989CommunismHistoryCommunismHistoryInternal securityHistory.Internal securityHistory363.20943/109044Grift Liesbeth van de1978-1497726MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789745403321Securing the communist state3722959UNINA