The art of the bribe : corruption under Stalin, 1943-1953 / James Heinzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heinzen, James W., author.

Series:

Yale-Hoover series on Stalin, Stalinism, and the Cold War

The Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Soviet Union.

Political corruption.

Bribery.

Soviet Union.

Bribery--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1936-1953.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

ix, 406 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]

Summary:

In the Soviet Union, bribery was a skill with its own practices and culture. James Heinzen's innovative and compelling study examines corruption under Stalin's dictatorship in the wake of World War II, focusing on bribery as an enduring and important presence in many areas of Soviet life. Based on extensive research in recently declassified Soviet archives, The Art of the Bribe offers revealing insights into the Soviet state, its system of law and repression, and everyday life during the years of postwar Stalinism. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I

1 The Landscape of Bribery and Corruption in the Shadows of Stalinism 21

2 "Pick the Flowers while They're in Bloom": The Contours of Bribery in the Agencies of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 60

Part II

3 "The Word 'Bribe' Was Never Mentioned": Everyday Practice and the Art of the Bribe 93

4 "Greetings from Sunny Georgia!" Cultural Brokers and the Bribe Trail 120

Part III

5 "A Grave Evil and Danger": Postwar "Campaigns" against Bribery 141

6 Informers and the State 177

7 Military Justice at the Intersection of Counterrevolution and Corruption 199

8 The Death of a Judge: Scandal and the Affair of the High Courts 230.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780300175257

0300175256

OCLC:

964553637