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Ministry for State Security

Soviet state security apparatus, secret police and security service
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Ministry for State Security

Summary

Ministry for State Security is an intelligence agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ministry for State Security is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Ministry for State Security's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[4].
  • Ministry for State Security's instance of is recorded as ministry[5].
  • Ministry for State Security followed NKVD[6].
  • Ministry for State Security followed People's Commissariat for State Security[7].
  • Ministry for State Security was followed by KGB[8].
  • Ministry for State Security's Commons category is recorded as Ministry of State Security (Soviet Union)[9].
  • March 15, 1946 marks the founding of Ministry for State Security[10].
  • Ministry for State Security was dissolved in March 5, 1953[11].
  • Ministry for State Security's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ministry of State Security (Soviet Union)[12].
  • Ministry for State Security's replaces is recorded as Main Directorate of State Security[13].
  • Ministry for State Security's replaces is recorded as People's Commissariat for State Security[14].
  • Ministry for State Security's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'МГБ СССР'}[15].
  • Ministry for State Security's different from is recorded as Ministry for State Security[16].
  • Ministry for State Security's position held by head of the organization is recorded as minister for State Security[17].

Body

Founding

March 15, 1946 marks the founding of Ministry for State Security[10].

Identity

Predecessors include NKVD[6] and People's Commissariat for State Security[7]. Ministry for State Security was followed by KGB[8]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'МГБ СССР'}[15].

Dissolution

Ministry for State Security was dissolved in March 5, 1953[11].

Why It Matters

Ministry for State Security has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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