Abstract
The conclusion revisits some of the wider themes of the book, such as the diverse backgrounds and motivations of secret police agents; the entangled histories of Poland, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Russia; and the post-Stalinist commissions convened by local communist parties to understand the crimes of Stalinism. It details the institutional legacy of the foundational years covered in the book, which left behind secret police schools, training materials, policing methods, card catalogues, and personnel, much of which remained in place until the fall of communism. It briefly describes the histories of these institutions in the years following the death of Stalin.
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