All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
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The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, commonly known as the Cheka, was the Soviet Union’s first secret police and security organization, created after the Bolshevik Revolution to suppress counterrevolution and political dissent through extensive surveillance, arrests, and executions.
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Target entity: All-Russian Extraordinary Commission Context triple: [Chairman of the Cheka, partOf, All-Russian Extraordinary Commission]
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Odessa Committee
The Odessa Committee was a leading 19th-century Zionist organization based in Odessa that coordinated Jewish agricultural settlement and immigration efforts to Palestine.
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Narkompros
Narkompros was the Soviet government agency responsible for overseeing education, culture, and the arts in the early years of the USSR.
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Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet
The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet was the Bolshevik-led body that directed and coordinated the armed seizure of power in Petrograd during the October Revolution of 1917.
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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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Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire
The Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire was the supreme governmental body that coordinated and directed the work of the empire’s key ministries and high officials under the authority of the emperor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: All-Russian Extraordinary Commission Target entity description: The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, commonly known as the Cheka, was the Soviet Union’s first secret police and security organization, created after the Bolshevik Revolution to suppress counterrevolution and political dissent through extensive surveillance, arrests, and executions.
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A.
Odessa Committee
The Odessa Committee was a leading 19th-century Zionist organization based in Odessa that coordinated Jewish agricultural settlement and immigration efforts to Palestine.
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B.
Narkompros
Narkompros was the Soviet government agency responsible for overseeing education, culture, and the arts in the early years of the USSR.
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C.
Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet
The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet was the Bolshevik-led body that directed and coordinated the armed seizure of power in Petrograd during the October Revolution of 1917.
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D.
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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E.
Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire
The Council of Ministers of the Russian Empire was the supreme governmental body that coordinated and directed the work of the empire’s key ministries and high officials under the authority of the emperor.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
revolutionary tribunal
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secret police organization ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cheka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VChK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | territory controlled by the Bolsheviks ⓘ |
| chairperson | Felix Dzerzhinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Russian SFSR
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
|
| dissolved | 1922-02-06 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Moscow
ⓘ
Petrograd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Red Terror
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| inception | 1917-12-20 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Soviet Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| legacy | model for later Soviet security services ⓘ |
| legalBasis | decree of the Council of People’s Commissars ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
internal security
ⓘ
protection of Bolshevik rule ⓘ suppression of counterrevolution ⓘ suppression of political dissent ⓘ |
| method |
arrests
ⓘ
executions ⓘ hostage-taking ⓘ secret informant networks ⓘ surveillance ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| nativeName | Всероссийская чрезвычайная комиссия NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameAbbreviation | ВЧК NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | implementation of the Red Terror of 1918 ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Felix Dzerzhinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Martin Latsis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vyacheslav Menzhinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakov Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalScope |
counterintelligence
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political policing ⓘ suppression of opposition parties ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Soviet government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Council of People’s Commissars of the RSFSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
GPU
NERFINISHED
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State Political Directorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | first Soviet secret police organization ⓘ |
| subsequentInstitution |
KGB
NERFINISHED
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NKVD NERFINISHED ⓘ OGPU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: All-Russian Extraordinary Commission Description of subject: The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, commonly known as the Cheka, was the Soviet Union’s first secret police and security organization, created after the Bolshevik Revolution to suppress counterrevolution and political dissent through extensive surveillance, arrests, and executions.
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