" Organized by Felix Dzerzhinsky (dzur-ZHIN-skee), its name comes from an acronym meaning All- Russian Extraordinary Commission for the Combat of Counterrevolution, Sabotage and Breach of Duty.
Its first director said, "We stand for organized terror," while its Eastern Front Chairman boasted, "We are not waging war against individual persons. We are exterminating the bourgeoisie as a class." Organized by Felix Dzerzhinsky (dzur-ZHIN-skee), its name comes from an acronym meaning All- Russian Extraordinary Commission for the Combat of Counterrevolution, Sabotage and Breach of Duty. FTP, name this earliest incarnation of the KGB.
Its first director said, "We stand for organized terror," while its Eastern Front Chairman boasted, "We are not waging war against individual persons.
{Cheka} (che-KAH) or {Vecheka} or Chrezvechainaia Komissija