Soviet poster : the NKVD

The NKVD is an abbreviation that instilled fear not only in the citizens of the country of the Soviets, but also beyond its borders. Indeed, the repressive apparatus of combating dissent and at the same time, the punishing sword of the Revolution. Power structure, which has both light and dark, terrifying of its cruelty.
Educated, in accordance with the approved decision of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR in July 1934 and existed before its division in 1946 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of State Security, the NKVD dealt with issues of ensuring the security of the country; solved problems on eradication of criminals; solved issues related to the maintenance of public order.

The field of activity of the NKVD was practically everywhere: from commune farms and enterprises to political investigation. The bodies of the NKVD could issue verdicts without court hearings, the NKVD was engaged in the management of intelligence and counterintelligence activities, as well as, by the border troops.
The history of the NKVD began on December 20, 1917 - when the Cheka was established under the Council of People's Commissars. Its main goal is to fight counter-revolutionaries and saboteurs.

The commission had broad powers: to arrest persons suspected of anti-revolutionary activities and to deprive them of their property, to deprive food stamps, to evict from their homes and publish in periodicals a list of "enemies of the working people.