Read an account of the original secret police organization established by the Bolsheviks in the early days of the overthrow of the government.

Read an English translation of an article by a former officer of the KGB defending the Russian secret police organization's usefulness.

Find out about the evolution of the Russian secret police force after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union.

Former officer of the secret police organization deduces Russia's intentions and interest in the Baltic states in the post Soviet era.

Find a profile of the structure, development and activities of the KGB in Soviet Russia as well as a discussion of the post-Soviet era.

Presents photos, maps and a description of the building that has housed the Soviet and Russian secret police for decades.

Read a letter from Lenin regarding the founding of the first Soviet secret police organization with the goal of fighting counter-revolutionaries.

Read the script from this PBS documentary or find background information, including bios, interviews and archival resources.

Guide to the Soviet-era satirical novel presents a time-line of the evolution of the Russian secret police from the Cheka to the NKVD in the 30s.

Browse through pictures of collectibles from the secret police organizations of the old Soviet Russian regime. Find out how to purchase items.