Soviet High Command Research Articles

Towards a ‘New’ Soviet High Command: ‘Rejuvenation’ Reviewed (1959–1969)

Towards a ‘New’ Soviet High Command: ‘Rejuvenation’ Reviewed (1959–1969)

Towards a 'New' Soviet High Command: 'Rejuvenation' Reviewed (1959-1969)

Towards a 'New' Soviet High Command: 'Rejuvenation' Reviewed (1959-1969)

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John Erickson, The Soviet High Command: A Military‐Political History, 1918–1941. London, Macmillan, 1962. xv + 889 pp. 84s. Nicolas De Witt, Education and Professional Employment in the USSR. Washington, D.C. (US Government Printing Office), National Science Foundation, 1961. xxxix + 856 pp. $5.50. Marshall I. Goldman, Soviet Marketing. Free Press of Glencoe, 1963. 229 pp. 45s. Ivar Spector, The First Russian Revolution: Its Impact on Asia. Prentice Hall, 1962. 180 pp. $3.95 (cloth), $1.95 (paper). Ivan Maisky, Journey into the Past (Translated from the Russian by Frederick Holt). London, Hutchinson, 1962. 288 pp. 305. Glenn G. Morgan, Soviet Administrative Legality: The Rôle of the Attorney General's Office. Stanford, California, Stanford University Press, 1962. London, Oxford U.P., 1962. x+281 pp. $6.00. 485.

The Military under Communism

Previous articleNext article No AccessReview ArticleThe Military under CommunismJohn A. ArmstrongJohn A. Armstrong Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Modern History Volume 35, Number 3Sep., 1963 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/243740 Views: 4Total views on this site Copyright 1963 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

The Soviet High Command

The Soviet High Command

The High Command of the Red Army

T HE supreme direction of Russia's war effort is in the hands of Joseph Stalin. He is the Commander in Chief of all the military forces of the U.S.S.R., the People's Commissar for Defense, and, last but not least, Chairman of the Supreme War Council. This Council, consisting of eleven members, plays an extremely important part in the direction of the war. The chief of the General Staff, Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov, holds the post of Stalin's special adviser on all military matters. According to the Soviet Constitution, the question of war and peace is among the prerogatives of the Supreme Soviet (the Soviet Parliament). In the intervals between sessions of the Supreme Soviet, its praesidium enjoys that prerogative, and is entitled, in emergency, to declare war. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet is also entrusted with appointments of the High Command of the Red Army, dismissals, and changes. The Sovnarkom decides the extent of the yearly draft into the army, and also questions connected with the internal structure of the army. The Commissariat of Defense controls all the military forces of the Union, the General Staff, and the Political Department of the Red Army. The territory of the U.S.S.R. is divided, for the purposes of defense, into a number of military districts, each of them headed by a committee of three, one of whom is the Commander of the Military District. Short sketches follow of the characteristics and careers of the most distinguished members of the Soviet High Command.