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Short for political bureau. In Soviet politics, there were three competeing centers of power: the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the Committe for State Security or KGB, and the Soviet Military. The people of the Soviet Union were excluded from particiapation in the politcal process and without political rights.
Short for political bureau. In Soviet politics, there were three competeing centers of power: the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), the Committe for State Security or KGB, and the Soviet Military. The people of the Soviet Union were excluded from participation in the politcal process and without political rights.
The CPSU dominated politcal control, yet could not govern alone. The KGB, described as "the sword and shield of the Party" controlled the apparatus of the state security police and it's Corrective Labor Camps, or Gulags, for dissenters and other persons who may have had some difficulty cooperating with the Soviet regime. The Soviet Military, a large force in numbers though not ideologically driven as Party members were, represented the only real threat to Communist dommination and control of the Soviet system. Thus KGB also functioned as a counterbalance to keep the the Soviet Military in check. And the mass of Soviet people were excluded from any meaningful role in political affairs.
The CPSU dominated politcal control, yet could not govern alone. The KGB, described as "the sword and shield of the Party" controlled the apparatus of the state security police and it's Corrective Labor Camps, or Gulags, for dissenters and other persons who may have had some difficulty cooperating with the Soviet regime. The Soviet Military, a large force in numbers though not ideologically driven as Party members were, represented the only real threat to Communist dommination and control of the Soviet system. Thus KGB also functioned as a counterbalance to keep the the Soviet Military in check. And the mass of Soviet people were excluded from any meaningful role in political affairs.