# The Third Section (1826)

URL: https://history-russia.com/timeline/1826-the-third-section
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Nicholas I created the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery, a political police backed by the Corps of Gendarmes, under Count Benckendorff. It was abolished in 1880. It set the model for later Russian political policing.

## Why it matters
It set the model for later Russian political policing.

Ruler at the time: [Nicholas I](https://history-russia.com/rulers/nicholas-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Section_of_His_Imperial_Majesty's_Own_Chancellery)
- [Wikipedia — Alexander von Benckendorff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Benckendorff)
- [Wikipedia — Russian Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — The Third Section](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+Third+Section)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Russian history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Russian_history)