The KGB was a mysterious organization, they were executioners who killed without blinking, they were the Soviet version of the Jinyi guards. Their sphere of responsibility is all-encompassing, assassination, intelligence gathering, and fighting crime. They roam outside the law and have the right to cut first and play later. At its peak, the KGB had 90,000 agents all over the world, and even the current Russian president, Vladimir Putin, was one of the KGBs.
KGB coat of arms
So who created such a discolored organization?
Arrested and created Cheka
On December 20, 1917, Soviet Russia established the "All-Russian Purge Committee", abbreviated as "Cheka" in Russian, which was the predecessor of the KGB.
On the instructions of Comrade Lenin, Dzerzhinsky served as chairman of the Cheka, and he became the founder of this secret service organization.
Dzerzhinsky
Dzerzhinsky was a very experienced revolutionary. In 1887, Dzerzhinsky became obsessed with Marxism while still studying at the Verno Secondary School. Marxism has left a deep imprint on this young heart that can no longer be erased.
In 1895, at the age of eighteen, Dzerzhinsky dropped out of school, believing that the school had cut him off from contact with society and that he wanted to join the people.
The young Dzerzhinsky became a professional revolutionary.
In 1897 Dzerzhinsky came to Kovno to work in the revolution, but due to inexperience he was soon arrested. Dzerzhinsky was sentenced to exile to Vyat Province for three years, but after only a year he fled.
Since then, arrest and escape have become Dzerzhinsky's daily routine. He spent a total of 11 years in a dark prison.
The power is great, and the life and death are taken away
The Cheka organization, led by Dzerzhinsky, is independent of the judicial system, and their actions are never bound by the law. When they find a suspected counter-revolutionary, they can kill him without questioning. Thieves who find unclean hands and feet, they can shoot. Find opportunistic unscrupulous traders, they can sell. Even if someone is found to be passive and lazy, they can be punished.
This shows the power of the Cheka organization.
The Cheka's common tactics against hostile forces include confiscation of property, relocation and exile, and publication of lists of enemies of the people. But their favorite means is to speak with a pistol.
According to statistics, a total of 250,000 people fell victim to the Cheka organization from 1917 to 1921.
Dzerzhinsky had a thin face, a handful of goatee, and a cold glint in his eyes. People called him "the goatee executioner in a cavalry coat." But it seems that he is not as cold-blooded as one might think.
Dzerzhinsky
The famous thinker Berdyaev recounted in his memoirs an experience with Dzerzhinsky.
In 1920 Berdyaev was arrested by Chekat workers. Agents led him through a spooky corridor. Berdyaev had long heard of cheka's prestige, and he thought to himself that his life would soon be over.
Finally Berdyaev was taken to a thick wooden door. Pushing open the door and entering, the room was as bright as day, and there was a white bearskin on the floor.
Berdyaev stood trembling in the doorway. Behind a desk sat a man in an overcoat and a goatee, and he was Dzerzhinsky.
Dzerzhinsky did not treat Berdyaev like a prisoner, and he patiently listened to Berdyaev's argument for 45 minutes.
Finally Dzerzhinsky said: "I can let you go now, but please do not leave Moscow until the problem is clear." ”
Dzerzhinsky sent another car to send Berdyaev home.
In Berdyaev's writing, Dzerzhinsky does not seem so abominable.
Workaholics, Dzerzhinsky
Dzerzhinsky was also an unabashed workaholic. The Soviet regime at that time faced various threats from home and abroad, and the Cheka organization was also very large.
Dzerzhinsky works nearly 18 hours a day. After the establishment of the regime, many people fell into materialism and could not extricate themselves, but Dzerzhinsky still maintained an almost perverted asceticism, and he only needed three things a day: bread and water and work.
Dzerzhinsky had no family, and his life and work were in the office. Dzerzhinsky had no days off and no leisure activities, he didn't watch movies, he didn't travel, he just buried his head in work.
Dzerzhinsky, a high-ranking official, also refused to enjoy privileges. Even when the canteen worker brought him something delicious, he would ask, "Do other comrades eat these too?" ”
Dzerzhinsky will eat only if the workers reply in the affirmative, comrades, as you eat.
Even for such a small matter as eating, Dzerzhinsky refused to have the slightest privilege, not to mention other things.
The last moments of life
On July 20, 1926, Dzerzhinsky's life unconsciously came to the final moment.
Standing on the rostrum of the Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, Dzerzhinsky fiercely criticized those who had deviated from the Leninist road.
He was like a fighter, full of passion. He said, "Do you know where my power comes from?" That is, I never care about myself. ”
The audience was infected by Dzerzhinsky's enthusiasm and shouted "Yes! That's right! ”
Dzerzhinsky, as he said, never cared about himself and devoted his life to the cause of the revolution.
Three hours after the end of the plenary, the long-working Tererrens genetic myocardial infarction died suddenly. In this way, a revolutionary fighter left the country he loved forever.
In the late 1950s, in honor of Dzerzhinsky, a statue of him was erected in front of the KGB building. Every morning and evening, KGB officers presented a bouquet of flowers to Dzerzhinsky's sculpture.