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Fontanka 16 : the tsars' secret police /

"Fontanka 16 takes a fresh look at the feared Russian tsarist secret police, the Okhranka, during the period of the imperial regime leading up to the Revolution of 1917. It is a fascinating account of the development of a secret police organization that was deeply rooted in tsarist Russia but p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Ruud, Charles A., 1933- (Autor), Stepanov, S. A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Montreal : Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Fontanka 16 takes a fresh look at the feared Russian tsarist secret police, the Okhranka, during the period of the imperial regime leading up to the Revolution of 1917. It is a fascinating account of the development of a secret police organization that was deeply rooted in tsarist Russia but provided a model for Soviet police organizations."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 394 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-386) and index.
ISBN:9780773567450
0773567453