The life of others and the cult of Feliks Dzierzynsky
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...
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00008682312022-12-17The life of others and the cult of Feliks DzierzynskyCools, MarcCaso de estudioHistoriaDesarrolloStudy caseHistoryDevelopmentNarrative 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 become a totalitarian and arbitrary institution. The disappearance of the ‘Stasi’ and the cult of Feliks Dzierzynsky can be studied and researched as an evil narrative example within the history of the intelligence agencies.El conocimiento narrativo es muy importante para los profesionales y estudiosos de la inteligencia y no puede ser dejada de lado. La película alemana 'Das Leben der Anderen' o 'La vida de otros' por el director de cine Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck es una introducción brillantemente visualizada, realista pero romántica en la vida cotidiana de los ciudadanos y la organización, tareas y cultura corporativa de la ex 'Ministerium für Staatssicherheit', 'MfS' o 'Stasi' en la 'Deutsche Demokratische Republik' o la República Democrática Alemana, el 'RDA'. Resaltando la figura de culto de Feliks Dzierzynsky. Se utiliza para traer una nota histórica sobre su importancia hacia la comunidad de inteligencia de la Unión Soviética y Alemania Oriental. En la revisión de la estructura de la 'Stasi'. Sostenemos el funcionamiento de una organización de inteligencia sin ningún tipo de supervisión tiende a convertirse en una institución arbitraria y totalitaria. La desaparición de la 'Stasi' y el culto de Feliks Dzierzynsky pueden estudiados e investigados como un mal ejemplo narrativo dentro de la historia de las agencias de inteligencia.Sociedad Mexicana de Criminología capítulo Nuevo León, A.C.2008text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5259756(Revista) ISSN 2007-2023Archivos de Criminología, Seguridad Privada y Criminalística, ISSN 2007-2023, Nº 1 (agosto-diciembre), 2008engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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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 become a totalitarian and arbitrary institution. The disappearance of the ‘Stasi’ and the cult of Feliks Dzierzynsky can be studied and researched as an evil narrative example within the history of the intelligence agencies.
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