Policemen of the Tsar : : Local Police in an Age of Upheaval.

"Founded by Peter the Great in 1718, Russia's police were key instruments of tsarist power. In the reign of Alexander II (1855-1881), local police forces took on new importance. The liberation of 23 million serfs from landlord control, growing fear of crime, and the terrorist violence of t...

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Superior document:Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
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Place / Publishing House:Budapest : : Central European University Press,, 2022.
©2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
Physical Description:1 online resource (235 pages)
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