
Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Dzerzhinsky was a Polish-Russian revolutionary and the founder of the Cheka, the Soviet Union's first secret police organization. He played a crucial role in the early years of the Soviet regime, overseeing the Red Terror and the suppression of counter-revolutionary elements. Dzerzhinsky is often associated with the brutal tactics employed by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War.
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Felix Dzerzhinsky was the founder of the Soviet secret police and is being rehabilitated in contemporary Russia.
Russia, i segreti della Lubyanka: gli eredi del Kgb hanno preso Putin nella loro rete (e vogliono continuare la guerra). Le verità di SoldatovCorriere della Sera·
Italy· 2026-08-10
A monument for Dzerzhinsky, the first head of the secret police, was recently erected in Vladivostok.
Russland und die neue Monumentalisierung der HenkerNeue Zürcher Zeitung·
Switzerland· 2025-10-08
Felix Dzerzhinsky was the founder and first chairman of the Cheka, which was involved in the repression during the Bolshevik revolution.
Процеси по сталинистки образец следват "народния съд"Dnevnik·
Bulgaria· 2025-03-01

















