LEADER 04886nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910778283203321 005 20230612225137.0 010 $a1-281-73526-4 010 $a9786611735265 010 $a0-300-13783-4 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300137835 035 $a(CKB)1000000000477747 035 $a(EBL)3420293 035 $a(OCoLC)923591918 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000243021 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215892 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243021 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10321876 035 $a(PQKB)10051499 035 $a(OCoLC)647660258 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420293 035 $a(DE-B1597)485382 035 $a(OCoLC)1024008077 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300137835 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420293 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10192313 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL173526 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000477747 100 $a20110719d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe secret world of American communism /$fHarvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Fridrikh Igorevich Firsov; Russian documents translated by Timothy D. Sergay 210 1$aNew Haven :$cYale University Press,$d1995. 215 $a1 online resource (381 pages) 225 1 $aAnnals of Communism 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-06183-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 337-339) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Documents Reproduced in Facsimile --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tA Note on the Documents --$tGlossary of Individuals and Organizations --$tChronology of American Communism --$tCHAPTER ONE. Background --$tCHAPTER TWO. Clandestine Habits: The 1920's and the Early 1930's --$tCHAPTER THREE .The Secret Apparatus of the CPUSA: The Early Years --$tCHAPTER FOUR .The Secret Apparatus Branches Out --$tCHAPTER FIVE. Other Faces of the Secret World --$tCHAPTER SIX. The American Communist Party, the Secret Apparatus, and the NKVD --$tCHAPTER SEVEN The American Communist Underground Fights World War I1 --$tCHAPTER EIGHT Soviet Intelligence and American Communists, 1942-1945 --$tCHAPTER NINE. Conclusion --$tAPPENDIX A .The Archival Record --$tAPPENDIX B Organization of the American Communist Party --$tSelected Readings --$tIndex 330 $aFor the first time, the hidden world of American communism can be examined with the help of documents from the recently opened archives of the former Soviet Union. By interweaving narrative and documents, the authors of this book present a convincing new picture of the Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA), one of the most controversial organizations in American public life. Heated debates about whether the Communist Party harbored spies or engaged in espionage have surrounded the party from its inception. This authoritative book provides proof that the CPUSA was involved in various subversive activities. At the same time, it discloses fascinating details about the workings of the party and about the ordinary Americans and CPUSA leaders who participated in its clandestine activities. The documents presented range from letters by Americans wishing to do international covert work for the Soviet Union to top secret memos between the head of Soviet foreign intelligence, the Comintern, and the CPUSA. They confirm that--the Soviet Union heavily subsidized the CPUSA and that some prominent Americans laundered money for the Comintern;--the CPUSA maintained a covert espionage apparatus in the United States with direct ties to Soviet intelligence;--the testimony of former Communists concerning underground Communist activity in the United States can be substantiated;--American Communists working in government agencies stole documents and passed them to the CPUSA, which sent them on to Moscow;--the CPUSA played a role in atomic espionage; and much more. An engrossing narrative places the documents in their historical context and explains key figures, organizations, and events. Together the narrative and documents provide a revealing picture of American communism and convey the contradictory passions that drew so many Americans into the Communist movement and eventually tore that movement apart. 410 0$aAnnals of Communism. 606 $aCommunism$zUnited States$xHistory$vSources 607 $aUnited States$xHistory 615 0$aCommunism$xHistory 676 $a320.5/32/0973 700 $aKlehr$b Harvey$0515359 701 $aHaynes$b John Earl$0515358 701 $aFirsov$b Fridrikh Igorevich$0790466 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778283203321 996 $aThe secret world of American communism$93691735 997 $aUNINA