Narodnyj Komissariat Wnutriennich dieł
- People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs
- NKWD
Dates of Existence
1934/1946
History
Narodnyj Komissariat Wnutriennich Dieł was the central organ of security authority in the Soviet Union. NKWD was used by Joseph Stalin to pursue a policy of terror.
Places
Founded in Russia.
Sources
Encyklopedia PWN, www.encyklopedia.pwn.pl