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Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Russian: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский; Polish: Feliks Edmundowicz Dzierżyński [ˈfɛliɡz ɛdmundɔvʲiʈ͡ʂ d͡ʑɛrʐɨj̃skʲi]; 11 September [O.S. 30 August] 1877 – 20 July 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Soviet revolutionary and politician.
Jan 20, 2019 · Getty Images. Key Takeaways. Felix Dzerzhinsky led the Cheka, Soviet Union’s first secret police. The Cheka was infamous for executing thousands during the Red Terror of 1918. The Cheka later...
Mar 29, 2022 · Cheka leader Feliks Dzerzhinsky (whose statue stood outside KGB headquarters in Moscow until after the fall of the Soviet Union) proclaimed that “anyone who dares to spread the slightest rumor...
Iron Felix. The nickname "Iron Felix" refers not only to his own iron discipline and the iron fist of Dzerzhinsky and the Cheka, but to his 15-ton bronze monument which once dominated the Lubyanka Square in Moscow, near the KGB headquarters. It was erected in 1958 by sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich and was a Moscow landmark in Soviet times.
Nov 29 2017. Oleg Yegorov. Follow Russia Beyond on Instagram. Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877 – 1926), the first head of Soviet counter-intelligence, still triggers controversy among Russians. Many...
Sep 11, 2023 · MOSCOW, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A bronze statue of "Iron Felix" Dzerzhinsky, the ruthless founder of the Soviet secret police and architect of the Red Terror which followed the 1917 revolution,...
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky , nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and politician. From 1917 until his death in 1926, he led the first two Soviet secret police organizations, the Cheka and the OGPU, establishing state security organs for the post-revolutionary Soviet regime.
