Recruitment

Party Representation In The Armed Forces, 1919-1945 A table showing Party Representation in the Soviet Armed Forces, 1919-1945. A graph showing the number of Communist Party members in the Soviet Armed Forces, 1918-1946. The graph and table above depict the CPSU membership within the Soviet Armed Forces from the Russian Civil War until the end […]

Soviet Informant Numbers, 1942-1951 A graph showing the total number of Soviet OBKhSS Informants, 1942-1951. The line graph above displays information on the change in the number of informants for the OBKhSS, which operated under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The informants working for the OBKhSS included citizens from a wide range of professions, […]

Latvian KGB Recruitment Trends A graph showing quarterly recruitment numbers for Latvian KGB agents, 1964-1992. The graph above illustrates the estimated inflow of recruits to the Latvian KGB between 1963 and 1992. The most notable feature of the graph is the recruitment peaks that occur within the last few days of June or December every […]