History of Soviet security agencies. 1917-1991. Study guide

The issues of the formation and development of security bodies on the basis of materials of the Archives of the FSB of Russia are considered, many of which are first introduced into scientific turns. The history of Soviet special services, which carried out the functions of intelligence, counterintelligence, political search and the fight against banditry are reconstructed. An institutional and functional parameters of the process of organizing state security in the USSR are analyzed. Discussion issues relating to the repressive practices of the Soviet special services are covered.
This publication is one of the first in Russia systematizing the history of Soviet state security bodies. The materials of the textbook can be used to study other special courses, as well as a common integrated course on Soviet political history. For students of undergraduate and magistracy, studying in the directions "history", "international relations", "Political Science", "Jurisprudence", State and Municipal Office, graduate students, researchers, teachers, as well as a wide range of readers