LEADER 03103nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910789745403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-36181-7 010 $a9786613361813 010 $a0-7391-7179-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000131239 035 $a(EBL)817156 035 $a(OCoLC)768082520 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000555466 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12233110 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000555466 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10518948 035 $a(PQKB)11281305 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC817156 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL817156 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519496 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL336181 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000131239 100 $a20110915d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSecuring the communist state$b[electronic resource] $ethe reconstruction of coercive institutions in the Soviet zone of Germany and Romania, 1944-1948 /$fLiesbeth van de Grift 210 $aLanham, Md. $cLexington Books$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 225 1 $aThe Harvard Cold War studies book series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7391-7178-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom 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. 330 $aIn 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.