NKGB
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NKGB was a Soviet state security and intelligence agency that operated before the formation of the KGB, handling internal security, counterintelligence, and secret police functions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet state security agency
ⓘ
intelligence agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NKGB self-link ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1946 ⓘ |
| established | 1941 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Министерство государственной безопасности СССР
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Commissariat for State Security
|
| function |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ internal security ⓘ secret police activities ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| handled |
counter-espionage
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ protection of state secrets ⓘ security of key state officials ⓘ surveillance of Soviet citizens ⓘ surveillance of foreign nationals in the USSR ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| historicalRole | predecessor of the KGB in Soviet security structure ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Soviet government institutions
ⓘ
civilian population of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalForm | people's commissariat ⓘ |
| nativeName | Народный комиссариат государственной безопасности ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralization of Soviet state security functions
ⓘ
role in wartime counterintelligence operations ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet government ⓘ |
| predecessor | NKVD ⓘ |
| reorganized | 1943 ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations |
domestic security
ⓘ
foreign intelligence ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| successor |
KGB
ⓘ
MGB ⓘ |
| supervisingAuthority |
Council of People's Commissars
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of People's Commissars of the USSR
|
| typeOfOrganization |
secret police
ⓘ
security service ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
arbitrary arrest
ⓘ
covert surveillance ⓘ informant networks ⓘ interrogation ⓘ |
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