The Cheka, the first in a long succession of Soviet secret police agencies, established the security service as a major player in Soviet politics. It was dissolved in February 1922, and succeeded …

Cheka, early Soviet secret police agency and a forerunner of the KGB (q.v.). Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, California. …

The Cheka (ЧК - чрезвычайная комиссия Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya,Russian pronunciation:[tɕɛ.ka]) was the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations. It …

The Cheka (Chesvychaika), or GPU, is the instrument of the red terror, organized in 1918, through which the Soviet government, the Communist party and the Third International, …

The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, better known as the Cheka, was the secret police of the Bolshevik party under Vladimir Lenin in the early years of the Soviet Union.

The Cheka was the first secret police organization in Soviet Russia, established in December 1917 to combat counter-revolution and sabotage during the Russian Civil War.

Apr 8, 2025 · The Cheka, Vladimir Lenin's secret police force, was the first of its kind and became the blueprint for secret police forces around the world. After the Russian Revolution, the …

Mar 29, 2022 · To help root out enemies and protect their fragile new regime, the Bolsheviks formed the Cheka (All-Russian Emergency Commission for Combatting Counter-Revolution …

Oct 12, 2001 · One of the pillars of the USSR's power was a special repressive structure, popularly known as the Cheka. The Bolsheviks created it soon after they came to power in …

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- …