LEADER 04064nam 22006374a 450 001 9910777775203321 005 20230822174726.0 010 $a1-281-73139-0 010 $a9786611731397 010 $a0-300-13319-7 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300133196 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472052 035 $a(EBL)3420087 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000147220 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11155866 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147220 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10013644 035 $a(PQKB)10610242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420087 035 $a(DE-B1597)485485 035 $a(OCoLC)1013936477 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300133196 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420087 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170777 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173139 035 $a(OCoLC)923590046 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472052 100 $a20010517d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnemies within the gates? $ethe Comintern and the Stalinist repression, 1934-1939 /$fWilliam J. Chase ; Russian documents translated by Vadim A. Staklo 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (540 pages) 225 1 $aAnnals of Communism series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-08242-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tA Note on the Documents --$tAbbreviations and Acronyms --$tChronology --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. The Comintern --$tChapter 2. The Kirov Murder and the Call for Vigilance --$tChapter 3. The Search for "Hostile Elements" and "Suspicious" Foreigners --$tChapter 4. Campaigns Converge, Anxieties Deepen --$tChapter 5. The Victims of Vigilance --$tChapter 6. The Consequences of Vigilance --$tChapter 7. Case Studies --$tChapter 8. Fear, Obedience, Belief, and Repression --$tNotes --$tBiographical Sketches --$tIndex of Documents --$tIndex 330 $aThis compelling work of documentary history tells a story of idealism betrayed, a story of how the Comintern (Communist International), an organization established by Lenin in 1919 to direct and assist revolutionary movements throughout the world, participated in and was ultimately destroyed by the Stalinist repression in the late 1930's. Presenting and drawing on recently declassified archival documents, William J. Chase analyzes the Comintern's roles as agent, instrument, and victim of terror. In both principle and practice, the Comintern was an international organization, with a staff that consisted primarily of Communist émigrés who had fled dictatorial regimes in Europe and Asia. It was, however, headquartered in Moscow and controlled by Soviet leaders. This book examines the rise of suspicions and xenophobia among Soviet and Comintern leaders and cadres for whom many foreigners were no longer the heroes of the class struggle but rather possible enemy agents. Some Comintern members internalized and acted on Stalin's theories about the infiltration of foreign spies into Soviet society, supplying the Soviet police with information that led to the exile or execution of imigris. Thousands of other imigris also became victims of the purges. Together the text and documents of this book convey graphically the essential roles played by the Comintern, providing a unique perspective on the era of Stalinist repression and terror. 410 0$aAnnals of Communism. 606 $aPolitical persecution$zSoviet Union$xHistory 607 $aSoviet Union$xPolitics and government$y1936-1953 615 0$aPolitical persecution$xHistory. 676 $a947.084/2 700 $aChase$b William J.$f1947-$01547172 701 $aStaklo$b Vadim A$01547173 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777775203321 996 $aEnemies within the gates$93803319 997 $aUNINA