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Cheka

All-Russian Extraordinary Commission

National security agency of Soviet Russia (1917–1922).

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Statements about Cheka

Country

Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

Followed By

State Political Directorate

Instance Of

Secret Police

Follows

Military Revolutionary Committee
Okhrana

Inception

12/20/1917

Headquarters Location

Saint Petersburg

Dissolved, Abolished or Demolished Date

2/6/1922

Chairperson

Felix Dzerzhinsky
Jēkabs Peterss

Short Name

ВЧК при СНК РСФСР

Native Label

Всероссийская чрезвычайная комиссия по борьбе с контрреволюцией и саботажем при Совете народных комиссаров РСФСР

Replaces

Okhrana

Replaced By

Joint State Political Directorate

Parent Organization or Unit

Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR

Described by Source

Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q87029866
Medvik
Subject Named As
:Ruská SFSR. Črezvyčajnaja komissija po bor'be s kontrrevoljucijej i sabotažem
URL
:bug2: http://wikiba.se/ontology#Url

Applies to Jurisdiction

Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR

Different From

Emil Czeczko

Has Part(s)

Chekist

Logo Image

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Coat of Arms Image

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External Pages About Cheka

ISNI

ISNI

Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID

Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)