Author : A. T. Vassilyev
Release : 2017-06-28
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 126/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Ochrana by : A. T. Vassilyev
Download or read book The Ochrana written by A. T. Vassilyev. This book was released on 2017-06-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1930, these are the memoirs of the last Tsarist chief of police, Okhrana, who was arrested by the revolutionaries, refused to be a Bolshevik spy, escaped to France, became a railway porter and died penniless. The book tells of the part he played in Rasputin’s death and his experiences during WWI and the Revolutions, and the comparison between the Okhrana and the Cheka, the Soviet secret police, in which he describes a kinder, gentler Okhrana. Richly illustrated throughout.