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[[File:Ivan the Terrible and Harsey.jpg|thumbnail|300px350px|left|Figure 1. Ivan helped create among the first secret police organizations in Russia.]]
Espionage in Russia, with its long history of political turmoil, developed to become one of the most effective espionage services by the 20th century when the Soviet Union emerged. The road to that development, however, was long and full of intrigue and sometime bloody conflict. Espionage, within and outside of Russia, also created fear in Russia's adversaries and population alike.
