RESISTANCE OF LOCAL GENDARMERIE UNITS OF THE POLITICAL POLICE TO OFFICIAL MISCONDUCTS AND CRIMES IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (1826-1860)
The study analyzes the efforts of local gendarmerie units to combat against official misconducts and crimes. Intoducing new material into scientific use the authors show the inefficiency of such a process which was already implemented by means of disciplinary, administrative and penal methods.