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Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877 – 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix"

Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877 – 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and official. Born into Polish nobility, from 1917 until his death in 1926 Dzerzhinsky led the first two Soviet state-security organizations, the Cheka and the OGPU, establishing a secret police for the post-revolutionary Soviet regime. He was one of the architects of the Red Terror.
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Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877 – 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix"
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Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (1877 – 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and official. Born into Polish nobility, from 1917 until his death in 1926 Dzerzhinsky led the first two Soviet state-security organizations, the Cheka and the OGPU, establishing a secret police for the post-revolutionary Soviet regime. He was one of the architects of the Red Terror.
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3920 x 5350 px | 60.0 MB
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33.2 x 45.3 cm | 13.1 x 17.8 in (300 dpi)