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cheka

Cheka (name) means the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

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The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.
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Etymology

From the Russian pronunciation of ЧК (ČK), abbreviation of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija, “extraordinary commission”).

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"cheka" (name) means the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

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