PT Journal
AU Hubeny, D
   Kruglova, N
TI The View of the Czechoslovak Law-enforcement Agencies on Russian Emigration in the Interwar Period
SO Historica Olomucensia
PY 2019
BP 185
EP 198
VL 56
IS 1
DI 10.5507/ho.2019.009
DE Russian emigration; law-enforcement agencies; interwar Czechoslovakia
AB Since its establishment, Czechoslovakia faced disfavour not only from its neighbours, but also from an important segment of the population within its own borders. This led to the fact that even though it managed to preserve its democratic character throughout the interwar period, at the same time, it had a relatively sophisticated and powerful intelligence apparatus falling under several ministries, which should have prevented monopolization of power. Czechoslovak security forces kept an overview of the most important groups and representatives of Russian emigration. In general, all emigrant groups were closely observed, including the Russian ones, and became a fertile ground for recruiting informers. The Czechoslovak authorities were foremostly interested in those organizations that inclined to or directly endorsed Nazism and Fascism, including their connections to Czech fascist groups.
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