The Soviet Cheka underwent multiple name changes due to structural reorganizations
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Historical evidence confirms that the Soviet secret police, originally established as the Cheka, underwent numerous structural reorganizations and subsequent name changes (such as the GPU, OGPU, NKVD, and KGB) throughout its existence.
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Russia: Death and Resurrection of the KGB
2004 · cited by 14
The paper notes that the Soviet political police went by many acronyms and names over the years, including Cheka, NKVD, and KGB.
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M.P. Schrader’s Memories “Life of the Officer of Secret Police” (Part 3)
2020 · cited by 0
The memoirs recount operational continuity and name changes across the Cheka, GPU, OGPU, and NKVD.
The Iron or Rustproof Felix? Felix Dzerzhinsky as a Symbol of Revolutionary Fanaticism, Trivialization of Injustice and Dubious Democracy in Soviet and Post-Soviet Era Russia
2022 · cited by 0
The historical review outlines how Dzerzhinsky's organization repeatedly changed its designations—such as VChK (Cheka), GPU, and OGPU—during successive structural reorganizations.