Predecessors of this organization included the Cheka, which was led by Feliks Dzerzhinsky (jur-ZIN-ski), the OGPU, which carried out the "liquidation of the kulaks," and the NKVD, which orchestrated "purge trials" and was led by Lavrenty Beria (lahv-REN-tee BEH-ree-uh).
In 1982, the longtime head of this organization ascended to national leadership as "general secretary." Predecessors of this organization included the Cheka, which was led by Feliks Dzerzhinsky (jur-ZIN-ski), the OGPU, which carried out the "liquidation of the kulaks," and the NKVD, which orchestrated "purge trials" and was led by Lavrenty Beria (lahv-REN-tee BEH-ree-uh). For 20 points, identify this organization which spied on Western countries and suppressed internal dissent as the chief security apparatus of the Soviet Union.
In 1982, the longtime head of this organization ascended to national leadership as "general secretary."
{KGB} [or {Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti}; or {Committee} for {State Security}]