POLITICAL POLICE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE AT THE END OF THE XIX CENTURY - THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY: REGIONAL ASPECT (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE KURSK PROVINCE)
The article describes the formation of the political police in one of the largest regions of the Russian Empire - Kursk province. The materials of the provincial gendarmerie department (GZHU) show the process of formation of the political investigation, the formation of its leadership, as well as the main areas of activity.