Answer :
The first secret police of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was Cheka, founded in December 1917 in order Lenin to consolidate power with his Bolsheviks. After the end of the civil war (1918-1921), Cheka, the secret police was temporarily abolished, as it was estimated that it was not needed as before and its powers were transferred to the State Political Directorate of the GPU. The repression of the population decreased, but then, under Stalin's leadership, the secret police began to work again, with great penal powers, and in 1934 renamed the National Commissariat for Internal Affairs - NKVD. It became the personal instrument of Stalin, for the conduct of terror.
NKVD was the part of Stalin’s secret police force.
Further Explanation:-
NKVD was a governmental department in the Soviet Union. Its working was of a law enforcing agency that worked according to the will of All-Union Communist Party. This agency underwent many changes between the period of 1938-1939. Police force was known to be the public force of NKVD and this acted just the same as other police forces along with looking after state security and police department. NKVD also used to handle some other governmental issues such as Transportation, Border Security, Fire guards, etc. NKVD came under the ministry of interior and all its jobs were assigned by this ministry only. But not only this, NKVD was also involved in some of the secret affairs and for this very matter, it was really feared. The NKVD also included Soviet Secret Police as its part and it was GUGB which looked after the state security of the Soviet Union.These things were done under very much political repression and these all included sanctioned murders, political assassinations and NKVD grew larger and stronger under the leadership of Stalin. The NKVD was also known as Stalin’s secret police force.
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Answer Details
Grade – High School
Subject – History
Chapter – NKVD
Keywords –NKVD,Soviet Union,All-Union, Communist Party,state security,police department,Transportation, Border Security, Fire guards,GUGB, Soviet Union,Stalin’s