jan 1, 1908 - Anarchists become intelligence specialists

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From January 1908 to May 1910, 19,957 terrorist acts
and ex's were carried out. Many of them were accompanied by
intelligence-gathering activities. The majority of these acts could
be attributed to anarchist practice which during that period was
based on the view that terror against the representatives of the
State and the ruling classes was the most effective means of bring-
ing about the downfall of the government and Capital. One can be
certain that anarchists who passed through the crucible of terror
of 1905-1910 and the subsequent reaction were fully qualified as
professional intelligence agents. Their skills were especially valuable
to the Makhnovist Kontrrazvedka because, according to Belash,
the tasks of this organ included ex's and terrorist activity behind
enemy lines.

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