Rick Spence

put in that regard what does the c and the e stand for the c is for coercion that's where you have to persuade someone to work for you you have to pressure them so usually you blackmail them you know that could be they have a gambling habit uh you know in the old days it's very often because they were gay okay gets them a decision where they can be compromised

put in that regard what does the c and the e stand for the c is for coercion that's where you have to persuade someone to work for you you have to pressure them so usually you blackmail them you know that could be they have a gambling habit uh you know in the old days it's very often because they were gay okay gets them a decision where they can be compromised

And you can get them to do your bidding. Those people usually have a certain amount of control. Here's an interesting example of how the Okrana tended to handle this. I think it's still largely used. You'd round up a bunch of revolutionaries on some charge or another, distributing revolutionary literature, running an illegal printing press.

And you can get them to do your bidding. Those people usually have a certain amount of control. Here's an interesting example of how the Okrana tended to handle this. I think it's still largely used. You'd round up a bunch of revolutionaries on some charge or another, distributing revolutionary literature, running an illegal printing press.

And you can get them to do your bidding. Those people usually have a certain amount of control. Here's an interesting example of how the Okrana tended to handle this. I think it's still largely used. You'd round up a bunch of revolutionaries on some charge or another, distributing revolutionary literature, running an illegal printing press.

You bring a guy into the room and you say, okay, you're going to work for us. He, of course, would refuse to do so. And they go, well, if you refuse, we'll keep the rest of your comrades in jail for a while. You know, maybe beat them with a rubber truncheon or so. And then we're just going to let you go. We're just going to put you back out on the street.

You bring a guy into the room and you say, okay, you're going to work for us. He, of course, would refuse to do so. And they go, well, if you refuse, we'll keep the rest of your comrades in jail for a while. You know, maybe beat them with a rubber truncheon or so. And then we're just going to let you go. We're just going to put you back out on the street.

You bring a guy into the room and you say, okay, you're going to work for us. He, of course, would refuse to do so. And they go, well, if you refuse, we'll keep the rest of your comrades in jail for a while. You know, maybe beat them with a rubber truncheon or so. And then we're just going to let you go. We're just going to put you back out on the street.

And if you don't work for us, we will spread the rumor through our agents already in your organization that you are. And then what will your comrades do? How long are you going to live? So you see, you have no choice. You're ours and you're going to cooperate with us.

And if you don't work for us, we will spread the rumor through our agents already in your organization that you are. And then what will your comrades do? How long are you going to live? So you see, you have no choice. You're ours and you're going to cooperate with us.

And if you don't work for us, we will spread the rumor through our agents already in your organization that you are. And then what will your comrades do? How long are you going to live? So you see, you have no choice. You're ours and you're going to cooperate with us.

And the way that that effectiveness would be ensured is that you have multiple agents within the same organization who don't know who each other are. That's very important. And they'll all be filing reports. So let's say you have three agents inside the central committee.

And the way that that effectiveness would be ensured is that you have multiple agents within the same organization who don't know who each other are. That's very important. And they'll all be filing reports. So let's say you have three agents inside the central committee.

And the way that that effectiveness would be ensured is that you have multiple agents within the same organization who don't know who each other are. That's very important. And they'll all be filing reports. So let's say you have three agents inside the central committee.

of the SR party and there's a committee meeting and you're going to look at the reports that fail, they all better agree with each other, right? If one person doesn't report what the other two do, then perhaps they're not entirely doing their job and they can be liquidated at any time. All you do is drop the dime on them. And this was done periodically.

of the SR party and there's a committee meeting and you're going to look at the reports that fail, they all better agree with each other, right? If one person doesn't report what the other two do, then perhaps they're not entirely doing their job and they can be liquidated at any time. All you do is drop the dime on them. And this was done periodically.

of the SR party and there's a committee meeting and you're going to look at the reports that fail, they all better agree with each other, right? If one person doesn't report what the other two do, then perhaps they're not entirely doing their job and they can be liquidated at any time. All you do is drop the dime on them. And this was done periodically.

In fact, in some cases you would betray your own agents just to completely discombobulate to the organization. This happened in one particular case around 1908.

In fact, in some cases you would betray your own agents just to completely discombobulate to the organization. This happened in one particular case around 1908.

In fact, in some cases you would betray your own agents just to completely discombobulate to the organization. This happened in one particular case around 1908.