The Machine of Terror: How the Soviet Secret Police Ruled - W2W 32

From Tsarist Russia to Stalin and the Cold War, the Soviet secret police evolved through endless name changesbut their mission never wavered: repress, control, and terrify. Discover how these agenciesfrom the Okhrana to the Cheka, NKVD, and eventually the KGB, shaped Soviet life with ruthless efficiency. Torture, purges, and mass surveillance werent just tactics; they were the system.

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Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

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