Cheka
national security agency of Soviet-Russia (1917-1922) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cheka [1] was the first Soviet state security organization. It was created on 20 December 1917, after a decree issued by Vladimir Lenin. Its first leader was Polish aristocrat-turned-communist Felix Dzerzhinsky.[2]
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Cheka badge as it was in 1922 | |
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Formed | 1917 |
Preceding agency |
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Dissolved | (reorganized and renamed) 1922 |
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Type | Secret police |
Headquarters | 2 Gorokhovaya street, Petrograd Lubyanka Square, Moscow |
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Parent agency | ![]() Council of the People's Commissars |
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