methods of repression and enforcement Flashcards
what were the main use of repression and enforcement?
secret police
army
propaganda
censorship
what did the communists do more than the tsars?
use terror to enforce obedience
what was A2 secret police?
third section of the imperial chancellory and the okrana
what was the 3rd imperial chancellory?
used to exile oponents
when was okhrana set up?
who did it target?
was it effective
1880
individuals and small groups
arrested many, wasn’t aggressive so much, but ultimately failure as A2 assassinated
what methods did A3 and N2 use?
okhrana
what did the okhrana do under N2 and A3?
when did the okhrana come to an end?
used against SRs and SDs who were political opponents
feb 1917- hated by people
what secret police did Lenin use?
checka
what did the cheka deal with?
what was it essential to?
opponents of the bolshevik seize of power in October 1917
implementing war communism and red terror
what 2 secret police did Stalin use?
OGPU & NKVD
when was the OGPU implemented?
was it brutal?
after the cheka
not as brutal as cheka
when was the NKVD introduced?
what was it similar to?
how did it deal with opposition?
what tactics did it us?
1934 when Stalin perceived dissidence to his rule
checka
ruthlessly
made use if show trials and purges
what secret police did khrushchev use?
MVD & KGB
what did the MDV deal with?
ordinary criminal acts and civil disorder
what did the KGB deal with?
internal and external security matters