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Before the Russian Revolution the state security was called the Okhranka. Under Lenin that task was called the Cheka. It underwent several name changes OGPU, NKGB, MGB and then the MVD. It is currently called the FSB, with the foreign branch as the SVR.
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∙ 11y agoLenin founded the CHEKA (All-russian Extraordinary Commission for the Suppression of counter-revolution and Sabotage) in 1917. Its headquarters were the Lubyanka in moscow.
In1922 the CHEKA became the GPU (secret police).
Later the name changed into OGPU (United State Political Administration).
In 1934, Stalin replaced the OGPU by the NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs).
After Stalin's death it became the KGB.
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∙ 14y agoThe NKVD The NKVD
There were three or four predecessors to the KGB (the Cheka, the OGPU, NKGB, MVD and more). The one just before the KGB was the MGB, the Ministry for State Security. The MGB was renamed to KGB after its head was executed as a traitor (because he wanted to succeed Stalin after his death).
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∙ 16y agoThe Main Directorate of State Security or the GUGB, a part of the NKVD was the forerunner to the KGB.
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∙ 13y agoThe KGB was the abbreviation by which the Soviet secret police and intelligence agency was known from 1954-1991.
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How has the KGB evolved since it was first created?
The KGB is Russia's secret police organization created in 1917. In the beginning, the KGB was under control of the People's commission of the USSR. In 1991, the KGB was dissolved, and the foreign intelligence committee assumed duties.
What is a kgb agent?
The KGB were the soviet secret services back in the time of the Cold War
Who are the KGB?
KGB is Russiaâ??s state security or military service branch specializing in foreign intelligence and counterintelligence. KGB is widely known for harsh tactics during the Cold War.
Did the KGB help the romanoves?
No, the KGB was not yet in existence when the Romanovs were alive. The Romanovs did however have their own secret police.
What is the substitute for the KGB?
Things use to change from time to time. KGB is a thing of the past.The Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti was active from 1954 to 1991.Today, the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus also uses the acronym KGB.
What does KGB stand for-?
In Russian KGB means Komitjet Gosudarstvjennoj Bjezopasnosti, translated this means Committee for State Security
When was KGB-FM created?
KGB-FM was created in 1950.
How many KGB agents is in Czech republic?
There isn't any KGB agent in Czech Republic, because there is no KGB anymore.
How has the KGB evolved since it was first created?
The KGB is Russia's secret police organization created in 1917. In the beginning, the KGB was under control of the People's commission of the USSR. In 1991, the KGB was dissolved, and the foreign intelligence committee assumed duties.
When was KGB Archiver created?
KGB Archiver was created in 2006-03.
What was the four letter acronym for KGB in Stalin?
The OGPU was the predecessor of the KGB.
How can we highly compressed in KGB archiver?
Kgb se kar lo.
From where can you download free movies in KGB format?
kgb formate movie
What does 14 KGB on a bracelet mean?
What does 14 KGB mean on a bracelet
Was the KGB involved in World War 1?
The KGB didn't exist at the time.
What is KGB's text number?
The KGB, as an organization does not have a text number accessible to the public. Anyway it no longer exists. It's been disbanded. Never happened. Did not exist. Western plot. Never heard of it. Ask the CIA, MI5. Anyone but us. KGB's number is kgb-kgb or 542-542
What is the difference between ChaCha and KGB?
Kgb costs money. ChaCha is a free service. :)
