Cheka
national security agency of Soviet Russia (1917–1922)
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Summary
Cheka is a secret police[1]. Cheka draws 9,892 Wikipedia views per month (secret police category, ranking #2 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[3]
- Follows: Military Revolutionary Committee[4]
- Followed by: State Political Directorate[5]
- Headquarters location: Saint Petersburg[6]
- Commons category: Cheka[7]
- Chairperson: Felix Dzerzhinsky[8], Jēkabs Peterss[9]
- Has part(s): chekist[10]
- Inception: December 20, 1917[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: February 6, 1922[12]
- Parent organization or unit: Council of people's commissars of the RSFSR[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cheka officers[14], Category:Cheka[15]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Council of people's commissars of the RSFSR[16]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Replaces: Okhrana[18]
- Replaced by: Joint State Political Directorate[19]
- Native label: Всероссийская чрезвычайная комиссия по борьбе с контрреволюцией и саботажем при Совете народных комиссаров РСФСР[20]
- Short name: ВЧК при СНК РСФСР[21]
- Different from: Emil Czeczko[22]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Cheka include The Chekist[23], a film[24], directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin[25].
Why It Matters
Cheka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Cheka is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for Cheka include The Chekist[23], a film[24], directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin[25].