Cheka

Summary

Cheka is a secret police^[1]. Cheka draws 3,942 Wikipedia views per month (secret_police category, ranking #2 of 15).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cheka is in the country of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[3].
• Cheka's instance of is recorded as secret police^[4].
• Cheka followed Military Revolutionary Committee^[5].
• Cheka was followed by State Political Directorate^[6].
• Cheka's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[7].
• Cheka's Commons category is recorded as Cheka^[8].
• Cheka's chairperson is recorded as Felix Dzerzhinsky^[9].
• Cheka's chairperson is recorded as Jēkabs Peterss^[10].
• Cheka comprises chekist^[11].
• December 20, 1917 marks the founding of Cheka^[12].
• Cheka was dissolved in February 6, 1922^[13].
• Cheka's parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of people's commissars of the RSFSR^[14].
• Cheka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cheka officers^[15].
• Cheka's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cheka^[16].
• Cheka's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Council of people's commissars of the RSFSR^[17].
• Cheka's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Cheka's replaces is recorded as Okhrana^[19].
• Cheka's replaced by is recorded as Joint State Political Directorate^[20].
• Cheka's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Всероссийская чрезвычайная комиссия по борьбе с контрреволюцией и саботажем при Совете народных комиссаров РСФСР'}^[21].
• Cheka's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВЧК при СНК РСФСР'}^[22].
• Cheka's different from is recorded as Emil Czeczko^[23].

Body

Founding

December 20, 1917 marks the founding of Cheka^[12].

Identity

Cheka followed Military Revolutionary Committee^[5]. Cheka was followed by State Political Directorate^[6]. Cheka's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ВЧК при СНК РСФСР'}^[22].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Felix Dzerzhinsky^[9], a politician^[24], 1877–1926^[25], of Russian Empire^[26], awarded the Order of the Red Banner^[27] and Jēkabs Peterss^[10], a military personnel^[28], 1886–1938^[29], of Russian Empire^[30], awarded the Order of the Red Banner^[31].

Operations

Cheka's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg^[7]. Cheka's parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of people's commissars of the RSFSR^[14].

Dissolution

Cheka was dissolved in February 6, 1922^[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cheka include The Chekist^[32], a film^[33], directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin^[34].

Why It Matters

Cheka draws 3,942 Wikipedia views per month (secret_police category, ranking #2 of 15).^[2] Cheka has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Cheka is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Cheka include The Chekist^[32], a film^[33], directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin^[34].