%0 Journal Article %T The Internal Political Struggle for Power in the Soviet High Administration (1945¨C1949). First Attempts in Changing the Political Course %J Annual of the Faculty of History of ĦħSt. Cyril and St. MethodiusĦħ University of Veliko Tarnovo %D 2017 %X During the great terror of 1937¨C1938 political, governmental and economical leaders were repressed as well as the high military command. The leading elite of the Lenin guard was liquidated. Its place was taken by a new set of leaders. They were young people who had no contribution for the revolution and had not taken part in the events from 1917¨C1920. Their uprise was due to their absolute loyalty to Stalin %K USSR^ politics^ communist party^ Stalin^ terror^ leaders^ administration. %U http://journals.uni-vt.bg/fhyb/eng/vol1/iss1/51