Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR was the central Soviet state body responsible for internal security, law enforcement, and policing across the Soviet Union.
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Target entity: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Context triple: [Soviet government, interiorMinistry, Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR]
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Cheka
The Cheka was the Soviet Union’s first secret police organization, notorious for its role in political repression, mass executions, and enforcing Bolshevik rule during and after the Russian Civil War.
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Ministry of Defense of the USSR
The Ministry of Defense of the USSR was the central government body responsible for directing and administering the Soviet Union’s armed forces and overall military policy.
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State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
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People's Commissar for Nationalities
The People's Commissar for Nationalities was a Soviet government post responsible for managing the affairs and policies related to the diverse ethnic and national groups within the early Soviet state.
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Council of People's Commissars
The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Target entity description: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR was the central Soviet state body responsible for internal security, law enforcement, and policing across the Soviet Union.
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A.
Cheka
The Cheka was the Soviet Union’s first secret police organization, notorious for its role in political repression, mass executions, and enforcing Bolshevik rule during and after the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Ministry of Defense of the USSR
The Ministry of Defense of the USSR was the central government body responsible for directing and administering the Soviet Union’s armed forces and overall military policy.
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C.
State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR
The State Committee on the State of Emergency in the USSR was a group of hardline Soviet officials who attempted to seize power from Mikhail Gorbachev and halt his reforms during the failed August 1991 coup.
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D.
People's Commissar for Nationalities
The People's Commissar for Nationalities was a Soviet government post responsible for managing the affairs and policies related to the diverse ethnic and national groups within the early Soviet state.
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Council of People's Commissars
The Council of People's Commissars was the highest executive and administrative authority of Soviet Russia (and later the USSR) in the early Bolshevik period, functioning as the government cabinet headed by Vladimir Lenin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government ministry
ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ state security body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MVD ⓘ |
| controlled | border internal security within the USSR ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1991 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
KGB
ⓘ
surface form:
KGB of the USSR
|
| formedAsMinistry | 1946 ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| hadBranch | republican ministries of internal affairs ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | union-republican ministry ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Министерство внутренних дел СССР
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| notableBuilding | MVD headquarters in Moscow ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Gulag system
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surface form:
Gulag system (in certain periods)
criminal police ⓘ internal troops ⓘ militsiya ⓘ passport and registration system ⓘ residential registration (propiska) system ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Soviet state apparatus ⓘ |
| predecessor |
NKVD
ⓘ
surface form:
NKVD of the USSR
People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1962 ⓘ |
| reorganized |
1953
ⓘ
1960 ⓘ |
| responsibility |
criminal investigation
ⓘ
firefighting services ⓘ internal security ⓘ labor camps administration ⓘ policing ⓘ prison administration ⓘ public order ⓘ traffic police ⓘ |
| sector |
internal affairs
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law enforcement ⓘ public security ⓘ |
| shortName | MVD of the USSR ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
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surface form:
Council of Ministers of the USSR
Soviet government ⓘ |
| successor |
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
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interior ministries of post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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Subject: Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR Description of subject: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR was the central Soviet state body responsible for internal security, law enforcement, and policing across the Soviet Union.
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