State Political Directorate
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Summary
State Political Directorate is a secret police[1]. It draws 2,329 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, 1923[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 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 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, 1923[10].
Why It Matters
State Political Directorate draws 2,329 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 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]