Annie Kriegel

Who is Annie Kriegel?

Annie Kriegel, née Annie Becker, was a French historian, a leading expert on communist studies and the history of Communism, a co-founder of the academic journal Communisme, and a columnist for Le Figaro.

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 anti-communist.

Her brother was the historian Jean-Jacques Becker, and she was married to Arthur Kriegel. The Association d'études et de recherches en sciences sociales Annie Kriegel is named in her honour.