The life of others and the cult of Feliks Dzierzynsky
| Autor | Marc Cools |
| Cargo | Universidad Libre de Bruselas |
| Páginas | 1-12 |
Año 1, vol. I agosto-diciembre 2008/Year 1, vol. I august-december 2008
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Fecha de recepción: 04/06/2008
Fecha de aceptación: 01/07/2008
THE LIFE OF OTHERS AND THE CULT OF FELIKS DZIERZYNSKY
LA VIDA DE OTROS Y EL CULTO A FELIKS DZIERZYNSKY
Dr. Marc Cools
Universidad Libre de Bruselas
marc.cools@brutele.be
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ABSTRACT
Narrative knowledge is highly important for intelligence scholars and practitioners
and cannot be left aside. The German movie ‘Das Leben der Anderen’ or ‘The Lives of
Others’ by movie director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is a brilliantly
visualized, realistic but romantic introduction into the daily life of citizens and the
organization, tasks and corporate culture of the former ‘Ministerium für
Staatssicherheit’, ‘MfS’ or ‘Stasi’ in the ‘Deutsche Demokratische Republik’ or German
Democratic Republic, ‘GDR’. Highlighting the (cult) figure of Feliks Dzierzynsky is
used to bring a historical note on his importance towards the Soviet Union and East
German intelligence community. In reviewing the structure of the ‘Stasi’ we argue the
functioning of an intelligence organization without any form of oversight tends to
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