Download or read book The Tsarist Secret Police and Russian Society, 1880-1917 written by Fredric S. Zuckerman and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1996-05 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karakozov in 1866, Russian political life became trapped within a vicious circle of political reaction, growing disillusionment with the government and intensifying political dissent that increasingly manifested itself in acts of terrorism against Tsarist officials.