Memoirs of a Revolutionist · Character
General Shuvalov
Chief of the Third Section (secret police).
minor
Also known as General Shuvalov, Shuvalov
First appearance: i
General Shuvalov shows up with force in St. Petersburg in the 1870s: The Reign of Reaction. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Chief of the state police and real ruler of Russia, who manipulates Alexander II by invoking the specter of revolution and organizes bear hunts to obtain signatures on repressive…
General Shuvalov first appears in 0033 i.
In St. Petersburg in the 1870s: The Reign of Reaction: Chief of the state police and real ruler of Russia, who manipulates Alexander II by invoking the specter of revolution and organizes bear hunts to obtain signatures on repressive measures.
Later, in V: Exploited the Karakozov affair to suppress dissent.
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- Imperial Court and Reformers
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