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| − | '''Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky''' ([[Polish]]: Feliks Dzierżyński, [[Russian]]: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский) was the head of the [[Soviet]] first secret service, the [[Cheka]], from 1917-1922 and of the Cheka's successors, the [[GPU]] and the [[OGPU]], from 1922-1926. | + | '''Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky''' ([[Polish]]: Feliks Dzierżyński, [[Russian language|Russian]]: '''Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский''') was the head of the [[Soviet]] first secret service, the [[Cheka]], from 1917-1922 and of the Cheka's successors, the [[GPU]] and the [[OGPU]], from 1922-1926. Dzerzhinsky was also one of the lead architects of the policy of [[Decossackization]] as well as the [[Red Terror]]. |
| − | He was born on September 11 1917 in [[Poland]]. He intended to be a [[Catholic]] [[priest]], but became involved with [[socialist]] movements. He was frequently imprisoned, and in 1917 he joined the [[Bolshevik]] party. | + | ==Early life== |
| + | He was born on September 11, 1917 in [[Belarus]] of [[Poland|Polish]] ancestry. He intended to be a [[Catholic]] [[priest]], but became involved with [[socialist]] movements. He was frequently imprisoned, and in 1917 he joined the [[Bolshevik]] party. | ||
| − | On December 20, 1917 [[Lenin]] appointed him the head of the newly established [[Cheka]]. Dzerzhinsky went on to be the head of an organization that murdered up to 500,000 "counter-revolutionaries". After the [[Cheka]] was integrated with the [[NKVD]], Dzerzhinsky headed its successors, the GPU and then the OGPU. | + | ==Soviet== |
| + | On [[December]] 20, 1917 [[Lenin]] appointed him the head of the newly established [[Cheka]]. Dzerzhinsky went on to be the head of an organization that murdered up to 500,000 "counter-revolutionaries". After the [[Cheka]] was integrated with the [[NKVD]], Dzerzhinsky headed its successors, the GPU and then the OGPU. | ||
| − | He died on July 20, 1926 in [[Moscow]] of a heart attack. He was widely regarded as a sort of hero in the [[Soviet Union]], and there are numerous cities named after him in the former [[USSR]]. | + | ==Death== |
| + | He died on [[July]] 20, 1926 in [[Moscow]] of a heart attack. He was widely regarded as a sort of hero in the [[Soviet Union]], and there are numerous cities named after him in the former [[USSR]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:17, June 17, 2020
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Polish: Feliks Dzierżyński, Russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский) was the head of the Soviet first secret service, the Cheka, from 1917-1922 and of the Cheka's successors, the GPU and the OGPU, from 1922-1926. Dzerzhinsky was also one of the lead architects of the policy of Decossackization as well as the Red Terror.
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Early life
He was born on September 11, 1917 in Belarus of Polish ancestry. He intended to be a Catholic priest, but became involved with socialist movements. He was frequently imprisoned, and in 1917 he joined the Bolshevik party.
Soviet
On December 20, 1917 Lenin appointed him the head of the newly established Cheka. Dzerzhinsky went on to be the head of an organization that murdered up to 500,000 "counter-revolutionaries". After the Cheka was integrated with the NKVD, Dzerzhinsky headed its successors, the GPU and then the OGPU.
Death
He died on July 20, 1926 in Moscow of a heart attack. He was widely regarded as a sort of hero in the Soviet Union, and there are numerous cities named after him in the former USSR.
