Annie Kriegel, née Annie Becker (born 9 September 1926, Paris; died 26 August 1995, Paris) was a French historian, a leading expert on communist studies and the history of Communism, a cofounder (1982) of the academic journal '' Communisme'' (with Stéphane Courtois), and a columnist for '' Le Figaro''.Obituary
in '' L'Humanité'', 28 August 1995 As a student, Kriegel was a member of the French Communist Party but changed her political views after the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956 and became an outspoken anticommunist. Her brother was the historian

Jean-Jacques Becker Jean-Jacques Becker is a French historian, (born 14 May 1928 in Paris). He is a specialist of contemporary history. He is the brother of historian Annie Kriegel and the father of World War I specialist Annette Becker. Biography Jean-Jacqu ...

, and she was married to Arthur Kriegel, a brother of

Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with General Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surr ...

. The

Association d'études et de recherches en sciences sociales Annie Kriegel Association may refer to: * Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal * Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry * Voluntary associa ...

is named in her honour.

Selected works

*''1920. Le Congrès de Tours. Naissance du PCF'', Paris, Julliard, 1964. *''Les Communistes français : essai d'ethnographie politique'', Paris, Seuil, 1968. *''Les Grands Procès dans les systèmes communistes'', Paris, Gallimard, 1972. *''Communismes au miroir français'', Paris, Gallimard, 1974. *''Ce que j'ai cru comprendre'' (mémoires), Paris, Robert Laffont, 1991, 842 p.

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1926 births 1995 deaths École Normale Supérieure alumni Historians of communism French anti-communists Writers from Paris French columnists 20th-century French historians French women historians Female resistance members of World War II French women writers French women columnists 20th-century French women Le Figaro people {{France-historian-stub