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The authority gained by arrest, exile, or Siberian punishment, which Jiang says can be manufactured or exploited by secret police.
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revolutionary credentials
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diagnosis
Jiang argues that Stalin's early arrests and escapes functioned as revolutionary credentialing and may indicate secret-police protection rather than pure persecution.
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"man who suffered racial discrimination, down mobility, and an alcoholic father, made him the perfect recruit for three types of organizations. Criminal networks, revolutionaries,..."
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"It makes more sense that he was recruited as a spy by the secret police in order to sow discontent and violence among the..."
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"He has credentials now. All right? You can only be a revolutionary if you've been sent to Siberia by the secret police. All right?..."
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