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When was Yagoda replaced?
March 15, 1938
Genrikh Yagoda/Date of death
When was Yagoda replaced by Yezhov?
1936
In September, 1936, Yezhov replaced Yagoda as head of the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD). Yezhov quickly arranged the arrest of all the leading political figures in the Soviet Union who were critical of Stalin.
Who was in charge of the OGPU?
The OGPU was based in the Lubyanka Building in Moscow and headed by Felix Dzerzhinsky until his death in 1926 and then Vyacheslav Menzhinsky until it was reincorporated as the Main Directorate of State Security (GUGB) of the NKVD in 1934.
What was the OGPU Russia?
Ogpu. / (ˈɒɡpuː) / noun. the Soviet police and secret police from 1923 to 1934.
When was Yagoda head of secret police?
1934 to 1936
Genrikh Grigoryevich Yagoda, Yagoda also spelled Jagoda, (born 1891, Łodz, Pol., Russian Empire—died March 15, 1938, Moscow), head of the Soviet secret police under Stalin from 1934 to 1936 and a central figure in the purge trials.
How many died during Stalin’s terror?
According to official figures there were 777,975 judicial executions for political charges from 1929–53, including 681,692 in 1937–1938, the years of the Great Purge. Unofficial estimates estimate a total number of Stalinism repression deaths in 1937–38 at 950,000–1,200,000.
What happened to Beria after Stalin died?
After Stalin’s death in March 1953, Beria became First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After being arrested, he was tried for treason and other offenses, sentenced to death, and executed on 23 December 1953.
What does GPU stand for in Russia?
State Political Directorate
| (GPU pri NKVD RSFSR) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | February 6, 1922 |
| Preceding agency | Cheka |
| Dissolved | November 15, 1923 |
What was OGPU and NKVD at the time of Russian revolution?
The functions of the OGPU (the secret police organization) were transferred to the NKVD in 1934, giving it a monopoly over law enforcement activities that lasted until the end of World War II. During this period, the NKVD included both ordinary public order activities, as well as secret police activities.