Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies to operate as well. Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies <br> There was a succession of Soviet secret police agencies over time. The first secret police after the October Revolution, created by Vladimir Lenin's decree on December 20, 1917, was called "Cheka" (ЧК). Officers were referred to as "chekists", a name that is still informally applied to people under the Federal Security Service of Russia, the KGB's successor in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. For most agencies listed here secret policing operations were only part of their function; for instance, the KGB was both the secret police
Khabarovsk Krai Police 1893 the Khabarovka city renamed to Khabarovsk, and on 1 January 1895 the Armed Police Department (Окружное Полицейское Управление) has been formed under the command of Alexander Mikhailovich Chernov, who was known in Russian Far East as successful fighter against crime and as Chairman of Sanitary Executive Commission and the founder of local fire-fighters force. On 1906, Lev Tauz has been appointed as Head of Police, he was the head of police during the last days of the RussianEmpire and continue to fill his duty after the Russian Revolution, until 1917. He was replaced by Fyodor Barinov who was arrested