| ID | 129462 |
| Title Proper | Policing the party |
| Other Title Information | conflicts between local prosecutors and party leaders under late Stalinism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Cohn, Edward D |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | During the late Stalin era, many of the USSR's local party control officials and prosecutors entered into a protracted conflict over who had the right to judge the conduct of communists; prosecutors charged that party committees were shielding communists from prosecution, while control officials claimed that party organs were deferring to prosecutors and abandoning their traditional oversight role. This article will argue that although some party committees were interfering in the courts, the dominant story of party-procuracy relations under post-war Stalinism involved the disengagement of party organs from the oversight of administrative wrongdoing, with long-lasting consequences for the Soviet regime's attitude toward corruption. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol.65, No.10; December 2013: p.1912-1930 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol.65, No.10; December 2013: p.1912-1930 |
| Key Words | Corruption ; Political Conflicts ; Political Agenda ; Political Policies ; Russia ; Soviet Regime ; Stalinism ; Local Political Conflicts - Russia ; Communist Regime |