The Cheka was established by decree on 7 December 1917; it was tasked with combating sabotage and counterrevolution by carrying out preliminary investigations ...

22 май 2015 · The Russian Civil War had made it clear that not everyone in what was to become the USSR favoured Lenin and the Bolsheviks being in power. The ...

The Cheka utilised oppressive tactics, including arrests, torture, and execution, to intimidate and control those deemed a threat. They were notorious for their ...

29 мар 2022 · ... the Cheka, later the KGB, c. 1919. (Photo: Laski Collection/Getty ... did Stalin's decree allowing families of suspected traitors to be ...

When did Lenin create the Cheka? A. January 1918. B. September 1918. C. October 1917. D. December 1917.

2 сен 2020 · ... the Cheka, the Bolsheviks' secret police. As Lenin recovered in the ... Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Our Sites. Nat Geo Home ...

Kaplan was arrested, interrogated and tortured by the Cheka before being shot. Kaplan's motives were revealed in a letter written after the event: “I do not ...

11 окт 2019 · When confronted with evidence criminals in almost every case confess; and what argument can have greater weight than a criminal's own confession ...

When the freely-elected Constituent Assembly did not acknowledge the primacy of the Bolshevik government, Vladimir Lenin dissolved it in January 1918. The Left ...

In August 1918 the Cheka had acquired both the responsibility for investigating activities ranging from counter-revolution and speculation to corruption and ...