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Felix Dzerzhinsky

1877–1926 · 20th century

Felix Dzerzhinsky was a Polish-born Bolshevik revolutionary who founded and led the Cheka, the Soviet secret police, from December 1917. Under his direction it carried out the Red Terror against opponents during the Russian Civil War. He later also headed the Supreme Council of the National Economy, and his statue outside the secret police headquarters in Moscow was pulled down in 1991.

Felix Dzerzhinsky
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Felix Dzerzhinsky. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/felix-dzerzhinsky
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