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OGPU
OGPU (initial Russian letters for ‘United State Political Administration’) A security police agency established in 1922 as GPU and renamed after the formation of the SOVIET UNION (1923). It existed to suppress counter-revolution, to uncover political dissidents, and, after 1928, to enforce COLLECTIVIZATION of farming. It had its own army and a vast network of spies. It was absorbed into the NKVD in 1934.
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"OGPU." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "OGPU." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-OGPU.html "OGPU." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-OGPU.html |
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OGPU an organization for investigating and combating counter-revolutionary activities in the former Soviet Union, existing from 1922 (1922–3 as the GPU) to 1934 and replacing the Cheka.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "OGPU." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "OGPU." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-OGPU.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "OGPU." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-OGPU.html |
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OGPU see secret police . |
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"OGPU." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "OGPU." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-OGPU.html "OGPU." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-OGPU.html |
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OGPU, see NKVD.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "OGPU." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "OGPU." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-OGPU.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "OGPU." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-OGPU.html |
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Ogpu
Ogpu (or OGPU) (ˈɒgpuː) Obyedinyonnoye Gosudarst vennoye Politicheskoye Upravleniye (Russian: United State Political Administration; Soviet state security system, 1923–34)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Ogpu." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Ogpu." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Ogpu.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Ogpu." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Ogpu.html |
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