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Soviet Badge Felix Dzerzhinsky, founder and head of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK).Rare, collectible. Material: metal, aluminum. Dimensions see photo (measurements in centimeters).The condition is original, normal, worn, old, there are signs of time, storage, use, dirt, corrosion, abrasions, scratches, deformations and other defects, for more details see the photos and video.
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, nicknamed Iron Felix (born August 30, 1877, Russian Empire; died July 20, 1926, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet statesman, and party leader. He was the head of several People\'s Commissariats and the founder and leader of the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VChK).The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission was a historical state security agency of the Soviet state that existed from 1917 to 1922. It was created to combat counterrevolution, sabotage, and speculation, concentrating broad powers in its hands, including intelligence, police, judicial, and punitive functions.The VChKwas transformed into the GPU, which then became part of the OGPU, which in turn became part of the NKVD, which was divided into two people\'s commissariats - the NKVD and the NKGB, and subsequent security agencies in the USSR, such as the MGB, KGB and, eventually, the FSB, continued this continuity.Rare original Badge Dzerzhinsky \"Iron Felix\". It would be perfect for the collection of a true Soviet history buff, especially the communist past of the USSR\'s special services.
