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20th December 1917: Establishment of the Cheka, the Russian Bolshevik secret police

20th December 2021
Tagged as: Cheka, Communism, Communist, Lenin, Russia, Secret Police, USSR

Established following a decree by Lenin on 19 December, the Cheka’s focus was on defending the revolution by removing internal threats to the communist regime.

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20th December 1917: Cheka established by the Bolsheviks

20th December 2018
Tagged as: Cheka, Lenin, Russia, Russian Revolution, Soviet Union, Terror

On the 20^th December 1917, the Russian Bolshevik secret police known as the Cheka was established.

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20th December 1917: Establishment of the Cheka, the Russian Bolshevik secret police

20th December 1917: Cheka established by the Bolsheviks

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