BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIAL DEALING WITH ELECTIONS IN THE USSR AND THE SATELLITES

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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIAL DEALING WITH
ELECTIONS IN THE USSR AND THE SATELLITES
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ELECTIONS IN THE USSR AND THE SATELLITES
1. The USSR
Ackermann, Klaus Das. Land der stummen Millionen Tuebingen, 1951
A former German POW in the Soviet Union. About elections, see
pp.147,157.
Bolshaya Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya (Great Soviet Encyclopedia) 2nd ed.,
Moscow, 1951
Articles: Aktivnoye izbiratelnoye pravo (Right to vote) vol. 2,pp.623-5
Blok kommunistov i bezpartinykh (Bloc of the Communists
and the Partyless) vol. 5, pp. 304-6
Vyborochnost sudei i narodnykh zasedatelei (Electivity of
Judges and Jurymen) vol. 9, p. 416
Vybory (v vyshie i mestnye organy gosudarstvennoi vlasti)
(Elections of the Highest and Local Organs of Govern-
ment) vol. 9, pp. 418 -9
The official Soviet version of election laws.
Buck, Philipp W. and John W. Maslund, ed. The Governments of Foreign
Powers Rev. ed. New York, 1950..
USSR: chap.22-25, elections: pp.548-50
Cicco, Andres de Un ano en Moscu Santiago di Chile, 1951
A former secretary to the Argentinian Legation in Moscow.
Chap.X:La demo.cracia sovietica; pp. 167-9
Florinsky, Michael T. Toward an Understanding of the USSR Rev. ed.
New York, 1951
Chap. 2: The Nature of the Soviet State, p. 8, chap. 3: Constitution
and Administrative Structure, p. 36
Freund, A. A. Russia from A-Z Published by the Australian Institute
of International Affairs. Sydney, Australia, 1945
Arranged in dictionary form. Article "Elections", pp. 203-4
Gurian, Waldemar Bolshevism, Introduction to:' Soviet Communism, 1917-
1950 Notre Dame (Indiana),1952
On elections, see pp. 55-61
Hilton, Richard Military Attache in Moscow London, 1949
About elections, see pp.98-9,166-9
Kravchenko, Victor I Chose Freedom, the Personal and Political Life
of a Soviet Official Garden City(N. Y. ), 1946
About elections, see pp. 307-8
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Labin,, Suzanne Staline le Terrible, panorama de la Russie sovietsque
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Paris, 1948
"Le parti unique et dominant", pp. 45 -68
Maurach, Reinhart Sowjetdemokratie. Munich,1950
About elections, see pp. 46, 62ff
.Maurach, Reinhart ''Das W.ahlrecht nach der Verfas sung der Sowjetunion
vom 5. Dezember 1936 (Artikel 134-142)" in Zeitschrift fuer
osteuropaeisches Recht, 3. Jahrgang, Heft 9, March 1937, pp. 547-60
A lawyer's analysis of the Stalin Constitution.
Meisel, James H. and Edward S. Kozera Materials for the Study of .the
Soviet System Ann Arbor,1950
A collection of documents in English translations.
Concerning elections, see items 103,107-9,137
Meissner, Boris Russland im Umbruch, der Wandel in der Herrschafts-
ordnun , and sozialen Struktur der Sowjetunion Frankfurt a. M., N51
(Russia in Transformation, Change of Government and Social
Structure in the Soviet Union)
An excellent analysis of the political and social forces in the Soviet
Union. t'Stalinistische Autokratie and bolschewistische Staatspartei"
(Stalinist Autocracy and Bolshevist Government Party)pp. 2-27;
'"'Sowjets and bolschewistische Massenor ganisationen" (Soviets and
the Bolshevist Mass Organizations) pp. 59-71
About elections, see pp. 59-66. Published also in Europa Archiv
Jahrgang 1951, pp. 3735-66, 4351-8
Monnerot, Jules La sociologie du communisme Paris,1949
A coherent description of Soviet philosophy and tactics, this book
contains also an analysis of party procedure. An English trans-
lation, Sociology and Psychology of Communism, was published
in Boston, 1953.
Moore, Barrington Soviet Polic and the Dilemma of Power Cambridge,
.1950
Outstanding study on Soviet sociology and social psychology. About
elections, see pp. 66, 78,120,132-3, 233-4, 247-56, 328-30, 339-69, 403,
521
Neumann, Robert G. European and Comparative Governments New
York, 1951
General Reference work. Elections in the USSR, see pp. 527-9
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Ranney, John C. and Gwendolin M. Carter, ed. The Major Foreign
Powers and Governments Rev. ed., New York, 1952
General reference work. Part 3: "The Government of the Soviet
Union. "
Elections, pp. 594-606
Rodriguez, Gonzalez Armando Communismo y democracia Santiago
di Chile, 1951
About elections, see pp.48-58
Salvadori, Massimo The Rise of Modern Communism New York, 1952
An excellent, concise history and description of Soviet Government.
"The Structure of the Communist Organization", pp.43-7
Scott, Andrew M. The Anatomy of Communism New York, 1951
A brief incisive investigation into the relation of Marxist-Leninist
thought and Communist practice. About elections, see pp.93-6,
100,131-3
Shotwell, James T. ed. Governments of Continental Europe Rev. ed.
New York, 1952
General reference work. "Soviet Union" by Michael T. Florinsky.
Elections, see pp. 753, 757-62
Smith, Walter Bedell My Three -Years in Moscow Philadelphia, 1950
About elections, see pp.127-9
Souvarine, Boris Staline, apercu historique du bolshevisme Paris,1935
Includes a section on "democratic" elections. An English trans -
lation, Stalin, a. Critical Survey of Bolshevism, was published in
New York, 1939
Stevens, Edmund This is Russia Uncensored New York, 1950
With an introduction by Walter Bedell Smith. A lively account by
an American correspondent. Chap. 3: "Rubber Stamp Parliament.
Thompson, Craig The Police State, What You Want to Know about the
Soviet Union New York, 1950
Chap.. 4: "A Soviet Style Election!' pp. 66 -82
Towster, Julian Political Power in the USSR, 1917-1947 London, 1948
The best political treatise on Soviet Government. About elections,
see pp. 187-97, 263
LT. S. Department of State, Office of Intelligence Research Popular
Elections in the Soviet Union SAN 139. Washington, 1952
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II. The Satellites
Diamond, William Czechoslovakia Between East and West London,
Stevenson and Sons, 1947
Friedman, Otto The Breakup of Czech Democracy London, Gollancz,
1950
Josten, Josef Oh My Country London, Latimer House, 1949
Kerner, Robert J., ed. Poland Berkeley, University of California
Press, 1947
Lane, Arthur I Saw Poland Betrayed Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, 1948
Mallory, Walter H., ed. Political Handbook of the World New York,
Harper, 1952
Markham, Reuben H. Rumania Under the Soviet Yoke Boston, Meador
Publishing Company, 1949
Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw The Rape of Poland London, Sampson Low, 1948
Nagy, Ferenc The_Struggle Behind the Iron Curtain New York, Macmillan,
1948
National Committee for a Free Europe, Research and, Publications Service,
The New Communist Electoral Law in Rumania, March 1953
News From Behind the Iron Curtain, October, November, December,
1952
Deals with Polish elections in October 1952
Report on Poland, October 1952
Deals with Polish elections in October 1952
Ripka, Hubert Czechoslovakia Enslaved London, Gollancz,1950
Roberts, Henry L. Rumania; Political Problems of an Agrarian State
New Haven, Yale University Press,1951
Seton-Watson, Hugh The East European Revolution Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, 1945
Stransky, Jan East Wind Over Prague London, Hollis and Carter, 1950
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III. A Pamphlet on Elections in the USSR, Published in the Urdu Language
in Karachi, Pakistan
Ali Ahmad Khan, Choudhry Elections in the USSR published by
Maktab-i-Charagh-i-Rah, Karachi at the Kaleem Press.Price:
3 annas, 32 p., in Urdu
Summary of Contents:
In the foreword, the author briefly traces the rise of communism,
and. concludes that communism has become embodied in a new kind of
police state which thrives on a new type of imperialism.
Elections in the USSR are reviewed, with emphasis on the fact
that they are a mockery, not free elections. This is antithetic to Islam.
The booklet describes control by Russia's one-party system over
every phase of life, including art and literature. Again attention is
directed to the conflict with Islam.
The Russian constitutional clause, "freedom of the press", is ex-
plained with the conclusion that "if this is freedom of the press then we
can say without any hesitation that no government in the world has ever
imposed any restriction on the press". The section on the press explains
in detail the part a free press should play in national elections.
The author then discusses the "right of :nomination'" for Soviet
elections, pointing out that a handful of men control elections, including
nominations for even the lowest offices.
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