Loader, M. (2017) The death of ‘Socialism with a Latvian Face’: the purge of the Latvian national communists, July 1959–1962. Journal of Baltic Studies, 48(2), pp. 161-181. (doi: 10.1080/01629778.2016.1244771)
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Abstract
The purge of the Latvian national communists was the most extensive of the Khrushchev era. This article offers the first comprehensive examination of the purge, based on research in Russian and Latvian archives, and utilizing recently released Communist Party personal files. Previous works rarely proceed beyond the beginning of the purge in July 1959 or provide only a cursory overview. This article, however, identifies patterns in the purge with a comprehensive analysis. The methodology of Arvīds Pelše, the purge’s architect, is explored, exposing the purge’s six distinct phases, which ousted the national communists and defined Latvian politics for a quarter-century.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Loader, Dr Michael |
| Authors: | Loader, M. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Baltic Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0162-9778 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1751-7877 |
| Published Online: | 17 October 2016 |
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