jan 9, 1917 - Cheka
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They were the secret police for the Bolshevik’s and were highly feared. They were established as a small agency to investigate and deal with threats to the new regime. They operated outside the rules of law and killed enimes within the regime.The Cheka contained around 100,000 secret agents.
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