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F. E. Dzerzhinskii - Predsedatel` VChK-OGPU. 1917-1926
[ F. E. Dzerzhinskii - The Chairman of the VChK-OGPU. 1917-1926]
Comp. by A.A. Plekhanov, A.M. Plekhanov
Moscow: Mezhdunarodnyi Fond "Demokratiia", Materik, 2007 871 p Serie: Rossiia. XX Vek Hardcover. 16.5 x 24 cm ISBN: 9785856461304 Language: Russian
The Documents included in this collection disclose the role F. E. Dzerzhinskii played in the formation and functioning of the Soviet Organs of State Security during 1917-1926. Besides demonstrating his official functions, they also reveal his views on the legal system, the punitive policy, and personnel management, as well as on the main aspects of the work CChK-OGPU did in ensuring the policy of the ruling party of Bolsheviks. 1,164 documents, most of them are published for the first time. Comments and name index. The series started in 1997. Some previous volumes are available.