20 déc. 1917 - CHEKA formed
Description:
Formed in December decree (set up the political police)- 23 members when it started (by June 1918, it had 10 000 members, by end of civil war more than 100 000 members, by Stalin's reign in 30s, it had over a million)
- led by Felix Dzerzhinsky
- predecessor of KGB
came after Okrhana
- permanent organ of the state by 1922
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
20 déc. 1917
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 107 ans