The Russian Secret Police: Muscovite, Imperial Russian and Soviet Political Security Operations 1565-1970 [1 ed.] 0367752492, 9780367752491

This book, first published in 1970, is an important study of Russia’s security services from their earliest years to the

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The Russian Secret Police: Muscovite, Imperial Russian and Soviet Political Security Operations 1565-1970 [1 ed.]
0367752492, 9780367752491

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