Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin7 December 1917
The Soviet government creates the Cheka to combat counter-revolution and sabotage.
Russia · Revolution / Revolution of Russia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Soviet government creates the Cheka to combat counter-revolution and sabotage.
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