Physical Description
xxv, 283 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction: constructing the commissar
Epilogue as prologue: the commissar at work
The making of a Bolshevik
In the provinces
The party personnel system
Sorting out the comrades
Yezhov on the job: "cadres decide everything"
Yezhov and the Kirov assassination
Enemies large and small
Angling for the job.
Other Authors/Editors
Naumov, Oleg V.
Наумов, Олег В.
ISBN
9780300092059
0300092059 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-272) and index.
Introduction: constructing the commissar -- Epilogue as prologue: the commissar at work -- The making of a Bolshevik -- In the provinces -- The party personnel system -- Sorting out the comrades -- Yezhov on the job: "cadres decide everything" -- Yezhov and the Kirov assassination -- Enemies large and small -- Angling for the job.