The Ohrana Was More Creative Than Their Secret Police Predecessors

The ohrana was more creative than their secret police predecessors. They were allowing one of their assets to conduct an assassination campaign, which is certainly a creative way to combat revolutionary terrorism. Azef would not be exposed until well after the revolution of 19 o five had come and gone. And next week we will return to the far east, where the czars imperialist ambitions in asia were leading not to the expansion of the russian empire, but nearly to its ruin.