Narodnyj Komissariat Wnutriennich dieł

  • People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs
  • NKWD
Identifier
1186
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

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