Statiev, Alexander
The Soviet Counterinsurgency in the Western Borderlands
- ISBN 13:
- 9781107616479
- author:
- Statiev, Alexander
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 386
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Soviet Counterinsurgency in the Western Borderlands by Alexander Statiev presents a comprehensive study of the Soviet response to nationalist insurgencies in Eastern Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia between 1944 and 1953. Based on new archival data, the book explores the security tools and populist policies used to attract local populations, tracing the origins of the Soviet pacification doctrine. The author examines how ideology influenced this doctrine, describing the major means employed to enforce it, including agrarian reforms, deportations, amnesties, informant networks, covert operations, and local militias. The book also delves into the role of the church in the struggle against guerrillas and explains why the Soviet atheist regime struggled to curb the violence of its police. This study provides a nuanced analysis of the Soviet experience in the global context, shedding light on the complexities of the Soviet counterinsurgency in the Western Borderlands.
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