NKVD

Summary

NKVD is an interior ministry^[1]. NKVD has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• NKVD is in the country of Soviet Union^[3].
• NKVD's instance of is recorded as interior ministry^[4].
• NKVD's instance of is recorded as People's Commissariat^[5].
• NKVD followed Joint State Political Directorate^[6].
• NKVD was followed by Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union^[7].
• NKVD was followed by Ministry for State Security^[8].
• NKVD was followed by Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation^[9].
• NKVD's headquarters location is recorded as Lubyanka Building^[10].
• NKVD's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[11].
• NKVD's headquarters location is recorded as Lubyanka Square^[12].
• NKVD's child organization or unit is recorded as Gulag^[13].
• NKVD's Commons category is recorded as NKVD^[14].
• NKVD's chairperson is recorded as Genrikh Yagoda^[15].
• NKVD's chairperson is recorded as Nikolai Yezhov^[16].
• NKVD's chairperson is recorded as Lavrentiy Beria^[17].
• July 10, 1934 marks the founding of NKVD^[18].
• NKVD was dissolved in August 26, 1946^[19].
• NKVD's significant event is recorded as Katyn massacre^[20].
• NKVD's authority is recorded as Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union^[21].
• NKVD's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NKVD^[22].
• NKVD's described at URL is recorded as https://www.valka.cz/Lidovy-komisariat-vnitra-SSSR-NKVD-1934-1946-t73582^[23].
• NKVD's participant in is recorded as Katyn massacre^[24].
• NKVD's replaces is recorded as Joint State Political Directorate^[25].
• NKVD's replaces is recorded as People's Commisariat on Internal Affairs of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic^[26].
• NKVD's replaced by is recorded as Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union^[27].

Body

Founding

July 10, 1934 marks the founding of NKVD^[18].

Identity

NKVD followed Joint State Political Directorate^[6]. Successors include Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union^[7], Ministry for State Security^[8], and Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation^[9]. Short names include {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'НКВД СССР'}^[28] and {'lang': 'az', 'text': 'NKVD SSRİ'}^[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Genrikh Yagoda^[15], a politician^[30], 1891–1938^[31], of Russian Empire^[32], awarded the Order of Lenin^[33]; Nikolai Yezhov^[16], a politician^[34], 1895–1940^[35], of Russian Empire^[36], awarded the Order of Lenin^[37]; and Lavrentiy Beria^[17], a politician^[38], 1899–1953^[39], of Russian Empire^[40], awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour^[41].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Lubyanka Building^[10], a building^[42], in Russia^[43]; Moscow^[11], a capital of Russia^[44], in Duchy of Moscow^[45]; and Lubyanka Square^[12], a square^[46], in Russia^[47]. NKVD's child organization or unit is recorded as Gulag^[13].

Dissolution

NKVD was dissolved in August 26, 1946^[19].

Why It Matters

NKVD has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] NKVD is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]