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The Romanovs' Secret Police: From Ivan the Terrible to the Cheka
In Episode 59, Lucas and Luna explore the dark legacy of the Romanov secret police, tracing its origins from the oprichnina of Ivan the Terrible through the Third Section of Nicholas I, the Okhrana of Alexander III and Nicholas II, and its transformation into the Cheka. They delve into the methods of surveillance, infiltration, and terror used by these agencies, focusing on the Okhrana's network of spies, the infamous agent provocateur Yevno Azef, and the brutal crackdown on revolutionary groups. The conversation also examines how the Bolsheviks inherited and expanded this apparatus…
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