Autocracy under siege : security police and opposition in Russia, 1866-1905 : Daly, Jonathan W : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xi, 260 pages ; 24 cm

"Autocracy under Siege examines the role of the security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. From the first terrorist attempt on the life of a Russian emperor in 1866 through the seismic upheaval of 1905, Daly traces the reaction, expansion, and evolution of the security police in the face of the increased antigovernment activity that threatened the continued survival of the regime."--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-248) and index

The origins of a modern security police in Russia -- The security police system: personnel and local institutions -- New security policing methods -- Combating conspiratorial and broad-based opposition, 1891-1902 -- Zubatov's unfinished reforms, 1902-1904 -- Police and administration in the Revolution of 1905