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Lenin Part 4: Ghost at the Kremlin
Real Dictators
Lenin and the Cheka
In early November, he sends a contingent of red guards to surround the bank. Two senior Bolshevik officials order the vaults to be opened and stuff their sacks with cash. Lenin's next move in December is to establish a new secret police force,. In time, it will evolve into the dreaded KGB. The Cheka agents specialize in nocturnal arrests. This terror is all part of Lenin's strategy to bring down the bourgeoisie.
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