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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Ruso |
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Montreal :
Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press,
©1999.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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 |
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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 |