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The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period

Data publikacji: 13.03.2023

Terroryzm – studia, analizy, prewencja, 2023, Numer 3 (3), s. 327-360

https://doi.org/10.4467/27204383TER.23.010.17450

Autorzy

Przemysław Gasztold
Akademia Sztuki Wojennej, Warszawa
, Polska
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej w Warszawie
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-006X Orcid
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Tytuły

The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period

Abstrakt

During the Cold War, Western states repeatedly accused the Soviet bloc of supporting international terrorism. The declassification of many documents from the archives of the former intelligence services in Central and Eastern Europe has made it possible to verify these accusations and has also made it possible to take a broader look at the links between the socialist states and terrorist groups. The aim of the article is to present the factors determining the establishment and maintenance of secret contacts between the Soviet bloc states and terrorist organisations, to indicate the genesis of these contacts and to present their actual course, and in this context also the experience of the People’s Republic of Poland against the background of other communist countries.

Artykuł powstał w ramach grantu Narodowego Centrum Nauki nr 2019/35/D/HS3/03581.

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Informacje: Terroryzm – studia, analizy, prewencja, 2023, Numer 3 (3), s. 327-360

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The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period

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The People’s Republic of Poland, the Soviet bloc and international terrorism: the determinants of secret relations in the Cold War period

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-006X

Przemysław Gasztold
Akademia Sztuki Wojennej, Warszawa
, Polska
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej w Warszawie
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4137-006X Orcid
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Akademia Sztuki Wojennej, Warszawa
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Instytut Pamięci Narodowej w Warszawie

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