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Also Known As Tretye Otdeleniye • Third Section of His Imperial Majesty’s Own Chancery in Russia
Date July 15, 1826 - 1880
Areas Of Involvement secret police
Related People Nicholas I • Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince Orlov • Aleksandr Khristoforovich, Count Benckendorff • Pyotr Andreyevich, Count Shuvalov

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