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The Romanovs and the Secret Police: From Oprichnina to Okhrana
While previous episodes have touched on the Fabergé eggs, the ballet, and the tragic end of the last Tsar, this episode dives into the machinery of control that held the empire together for over three centuries. We trace the lineage of state surveillance from Ivan the Terrible’s Oprichniki to the sophisticated, often brutal, network of the Okhrana under Nicholas II. Lucas and Luna explore how the Romanovs adapted their methods of dissent suppression as Russia modernized, focusing on key figures like Sergei Zubatov and the infamous Yevno Azef. You will hear about the Third Section, the use of…
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