Extraordinary Commission
E381728
The Extraordinary Commission was the original Soviet state security and secret police organization established after the Russian Revolution, known for its role in political repression and the Red Terror.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Extraordinary Commission canonical | 1 |
| extraordinary commission | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3709319 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extraordinary Commission Context triple: [Cheka, namedAfter, Extraordinary Commission]
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A.
Astonishment of the World
"Astonishment of the World" is a sobriquet for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, renowned for his extraordinary intellect, cultural sophistication, and unconventional rule in medieval Europe.
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B.
Extraordinary Machine
Extraordinary Machine is Fiona Apple's critically acclaimed third studio album, known for its intricate songwriting, inventive production, and emotionally nuanced lyrics.
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C.
Over and Above
Over and Above is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson, best known for exploring social issues and personal relationships in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and theoretically dismissing the country’s Supreme Leader.
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E.
Außerordentliche Befriedungsaktion
Außerordentliche Befriedungsaktion was a 1940 Nazi German campaign of mass arrests and executions targeting the Polish intelligentsia and leadership as part of broader efforts to suppress resistance and destroy Polish society under occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Extraordinary Commission Target entity description: The Extraordinary Commission was the original Soviet state security and secret police organization established after the Russian Revolution, known for its role in political repression and the Red Terror.
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A.
Astonishment of the World
"Astonishment of the World" is a sobriquet for Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, renowned for his extraordinary intellect, cultural sophistication, and unconventional rule in medieval Europe.
-
B.
Extraordinary Machine
Extraordinary Machine is Fiona Apple's critically acclaimed third studio album, known for its intricate songwriting, inventive production, and emotionally nuanced lyrics.
-
C.
Over and Above
Over and Above is a novel by American author Laura Z. Hobson, best known for exploring social issues and personal relationships in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Assembly of Experts
The Assembly of Experts is a powerful Iranian clerical body responsible for selecting, overseeing, and theoretically dismissing the country’s Supreme Leader.
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E.
Außerordentliche Befriedungsaktion
Außerordentliche Befriedungsaktion was a 1940 Nazi German campaign of mass arrests and executions targeting the Polish intelligentsia and leadership as part of broader efforts to suppress resistance and destroy Polish society under occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet government agency
ⓘ
secret police organization ⓘ state security agency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
ⓘ
VChK ⓘ Cheka ⓘ
surface form:
Vecheka
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
|
| chairperson | Felix Dzerzhinsky ⓘ |
| country |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
|
| dissolved |
1922
ⓘ
February 1922 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bolshevik government of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolshevik government
Council of People's Commissars ⓘ
surface form:
Council of People’s Commissars
|
| hasEffect |
establishment of a system of political terror in early Soviet Russia
ⓘ
suppression of political opposition to the Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cheka
ⓘ
surface form:
Military Cheka
Cheka ⓘ
surface form:
Provincial Cheka branches
Secret-Operational Department ⓘ Special Sections ⓘ Transport Cheka ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| history |
created shortly after the October Revolution
ⓘ
predecessor of the OGPU and NKVD ⓘ served as the first Soviet secret police ⓘ |
| ideology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| inception |
1917
ⓘ
December 1917 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory controlled by the Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | extraordinary commission ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Moscow ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
counter-revolution
ⓘ
counterintelligence ⓘ intelligence ⓘ political repression ⓘ state security ⓘ suppression of dissent ⓘ |
| methodUsed |
arbitrary arrest
ⓘ
hostage-taking ⓘ secret informant networks ⓘ summary execution ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Чрезвычайная комиссия
|
| notableMember |
Felix Dzerzhinsky
ⓘ
Genrikh Yagoda ⓘ Martin Latsis ⓘ Vyacheslav Menzhinsky ⓘ Vyacheslav Rudolfovich Menzhinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | implementation of the Red Terror ⓘ |
| officialName |
All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage
|
| operatingPeriod | Russian Civil War era ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
White movement
ⓘ
anti-Bolshevik forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet government ⓘ |
| purpose |
combat counter-revolution
ⓘ
combat sabotage ⓘ combat speculation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
GPU
ⓘ
Joint State Political Directorate ⓘ
surface form:
State Political Directorate
|
| shortName | Cheka ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Red Terror
ⓘ
Russian Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Extraordinary Commission Description of subject: The Extraordinary Commission was the original Soviet state security and secret police organization established after the Russian Revolution, known for its role in political repression and the Red Terror.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.