Архивните документи като инструмент в ръцете на комунистическата власт
Archival Documents as a Tool in The Hands of the Communist Authority
Author(s): Anka IgnatovaSubject(s): History, Cultural history, Bibliography, General Reference Works, Diplomatic history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), History of Communism, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: аrchival documents; archival records; archive; State Security; Bulgarian Communist Party; repression
Summary/Abstract: This report marks the beginning of two previously unexplored aspects of the history of the archive activity in Bulgaria. One is the organization of work with the documents of the created by the Communist government in 1951 dedicated archive section „Card indexes and Archiv” in the State Security of the Ministry of Interior. Other issue is related to the servicing of the repressive state apparatus with documents from the state archives, established in 1952 in the structure of the same power department. Due to the wide range of the topic, the current research is limited to the period of the late 40’s – mid 50’s of the twentieth century, which is characterized by active in connection with the search, storage and use of archival documents necessary to expose and judicial crackdown on opponents of the ruling Bulgarian Communist Party.
Journal: Епохи
- Issue Year: XXI/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 31-50
- Page Count: 20
- Language: Bulgarian
