State Political Directorate
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The State Political Directorate (SPD) was established on February 6, 1922 . It operated from the Lubyanka Building and functioned as a subordinate body under the Council of People's Commissars . The organization existed for over a decade before its dissolution on November 15, 1934 .
SPD served as a key administrative entity during its period of activity. Its headquarters in the Lubyanka Building became closely associated with its operations. The Council of People's Commissars oversaw its functions throughout its existence .
State Political Directorate
Summary
State Political Directorate is a secret police[1]. It draws 1,368 Wikipedia views per month (secret_police category, ranking #5 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- State Political Directorate is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
- State Political Directorate's instance of is recorded as secret police[4].
- State Political Directorate followed Cheka[5].
- State Political Directorate's headquarters location is recorded as Lubyanka Building[6].
- State Political Directorate's child organization or unit is recorded as Gulag[7].
- State Political Directorate's Commons category is recorded as Joint State Political Directorate, USSR (OGPU)[8].
- February 6, 1922 marks the founding of State Political Directorate[9].
- State Political Directorate was dissolved in November 15, 1934[10].
- State Political Directorate's parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of People's Commissars[11].
- State Political Directorate's topic's main category is recorded as Category:State Political Directorate[12].
- State Political Directorate's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[13].
- State Political Directorate's replaced by is recorded as Joint State Political Directorate[14].
- State Political Directorate's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ГПУ при НКВД РСФСР'}[15].
- State Political Directorate's different from is recorded as GPU[16].
- State Political Directorate's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Chairman of the GPU[17].
Body
Founding
February 6, 1922 marks the founding of State Political Directorate[9].
Identity
State Political Directorate followed Cheka[5]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ГПУ при НКВД РСФСР'}[15].
Operations
State Political Directorate's headquarters location is recorded as Lubyanka Building[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Council of People's Commissars[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Gulag[7].
Dissolution
State Political Directorate was dissolved in November 15, 1934[10].
Why It Matters
State Political Directorate draws 1,368 Wikipedia views per month (secret_police category, ranking #5 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]