The KGB, which was well known among the world intelligence organizations, was formerly known as the All-Russian Committee for the Suppression of The Communist Party of Russia, or "Cheka" for short, a unique product of the unique system of Soviet power. The "Cheka" was renamed several times, and eventually became known as the KGB of the Soviet National Security Council.
Felix Dzerzhinsky, nicknamed "Iron Fist Felix", was the founder of the "Cheka", and his statue stands in front of the Soviet KGB building. He was also the only one of the leaders of the KGB system to have statues across the Soviet Union after his death. With those cold eyes, he faithfully stood guard for all parts of the Soviet Union for more than 70 years.
Berdyaev, a professor of history and philosophy at Moscow University and a well-known thinker, recounted in his autobiography of thought, Self-Knowledge, an account of his dealings with Dzerzhinsky. It was 1920, when Berdyaev was arrested for the first time, and it was Dzerzhinsky who interrogated him. Berdyaev recalled: "At 12 o'clock in the evening I was taken for interrogation. I was led through long eerie corridors and staircases, and finally we passed through the cleaner and brighter corridors and into the large rooms.
It was unusually bright, but the ground was covered with white bearskin, and on the left by the writing desk stood people in military uniforms and Red Army stars whom I did not know. He sat me down and said to me, 'My name is Dzerzhinsky.' This is the name of the founder of the Cheka. I said to Dzerzhinsky: 'I intend to say directly what I want to say, which is in keeping with my status as a thinker and writer.' Dzerzhinsky replied to me, 'This is what we are looking forward to you.' That's when I decided to speak out in advance of the questions I was going to ask. I spoke for 45 minutes, gave the whole speech, and what I said was of an idealistic character, and I tried to make it clear on what basis I was an opponent of the Bolsheviks on what basis I was religious, moral, philosophical.
Dzerzhinsky listened attentively to me, only occasionally offering his own opinions. After my long speech, Dzerzhinsky expressed his liking for my directness, but still asked me certain questions. I am determined not to talk about other people's affairs. I already have experience on trial. At the end of the interrogation, Dzerzhinsky said to me: 'I have released you now, but you cannot leave Moscow until the problem is resolved.' Then he turned to Akihito and said, 'It's late now, we have rampant banditry here, can we get a car to send the citizens of Berdyaev home?' ’”
In Berdyaev's pen, Dzerzhinsky is not an abomination.
Dzerzhinsky, Lenin's loyal student and comrade-in-arms, one of the party and state leaders of the former Soviet Union. After the October Revolution, he was Chairman of the All-Russian Council for the Suppression of The Russians (Cheka). Since 1921, he has served as a member of the People's Committee for Communications, the Chairman of the Supreme National Economic Council, and an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of The Communist Party of China (Brazzaville). On July 20, 1926, he died of cardiac paralysis after delivering a speech against Trotsky-Zinoviev at the plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Control Commission. In mourning him, Stalin once said: "Now, before standing in front of the spirit, recalling the whole journey experienced by Comrade Dzerzhinsky, I would like to use two words to describe his boiling life: 'burning'. ”