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21 - The Origins of the Cheka

Podcast: The Sickle and the Hammer: A Socialist History of the Soviet Union
Published: Jan 24, 2026
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The Cheka: vehicle of Communist oppression, or shield and sword of the revolution? Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks In Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd . Indiana University Press, 2007. Golinkov, D. L. Krushenie antisovietsogo podpolya v SSSR, 1917-1925 gg . Izdatelstvo politicheskoi literatury, Moskva, 1975