Central and Eastern Europe (From Terrorism Today: The Past, the Players, the Future, P 117-132, 2000, Clifford E. Simonsen, Jeremy R. Spindlove, -- See NCJ-191035)

• NCJ Number: 191040
• Author(s): Clifford E. Simonsen; Jeremy R. Spindlove
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 16 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall Publishing
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter examines terrorism around the world, specifically nations and cultures within Central and Eastern Europe with an emphasis on Russia and the Soviet Union.

Abstract

Terrorism in the former Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union and Russia was not a new phenomenon in those countries. It was depicted in the stories of novelists of the 19th century. This chapter reviews the early terror theories at work in Russia and the Slavic states and the manner in which the Soviet Union fostered state-sponsored terrorism on an international scale. The early seeds of terrorism grew out of the appalling conditions under which the people of Russia existed under the czars. It grew out of a need for social change and the overwhelming will of the people to see change. This chapter begins with the most famous, Russia and the Soviet Union, and works down to the others in the central and eastern parts of Europe including Chechnya and Yugoslavia. Russia is known today as having undergone enormous change. However, its social and economic problems are clear, with a monetary system beaten up and an economy seen in ruins. The Russian state of Chechnya was also seen as having problems of its own making. In the move to the 21st century, there are early indications of an increase in terrorism. 14 endnotes