NKVD
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| Founders | Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union |
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| Founded | July 10 |
| 1934 | |
| Ceased operations | August 26, 1946 |
| Headquarters | Lubyanka Building |
| Predecessor | Joint State Political Directorate |
| Dissolved | 1946 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1215378 |
About NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs, abbreviated NKVD, was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. Established in 1917 as NKVD of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the agency was originally tasked with conducting regular police work and overseeing the country's prisons and labor camps.
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