police, law and control under Shuvalov

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  • police, law and control under Shuvalov
    • strengthened police
    • increased persecution of ethnic and religious minorities
    • Pahlen (Justice Minister) ensured judicial system made example of 'political agitators'
    • searches and arrests increased
    • political offenders could be prosecuted under emergency powers and exiled
    • radicals who fled Russia could be tracked and recalled to face justice
    • 'show trials' held
      • aimed at deterring others from revolutionary activities
        • had opposite effect
    • political crimes transferred to special secret courts in 1878

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