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The Secret Police: Russia's Third Section
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the origins and operations of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery—Tsar Nicholas I's secret police. Established after the Decembrist Revolt of 1825, the Third Section was tasked with rooting out dissent and surveilling the population. They discuss its founder, Count Alexander Benckendorff, its network of informants, the infamous 'Blue Censorship', and the suppression of writers like Pushkin and Tchaikovsky. The conversation also covers the Third Section's successor, the Okhrana, and the lasting legacy of…
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