Title: Autocracy under siege
First published: 1998
Description: 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.
Subjects: Secret service, Police, Internal security, 15.70 history of Europe, Veiligheidspolitiek, Histoire, Geheime politie, Service secret, Politique et gouvernement, Sûreté de l'État, Opposition (Science politique), Secret service, soviet union, Police, soviet union, Internal security, soviet union
Places: Russia
LC classification: HV8224 .D29 1998