Home›1923 establishments in Russia›Joint State Political Directorate🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaEspañolFrançaisPolskiPortuguêsTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسی中文日本語EntityQ18363484· pop 24· linked from 766 articlesJoint State Political DirectorateAlso known as OGPUSoviet national security agency (1923-1934)Wikidata factsShow 3 more factsinception1923-11-15dissolved, abolished or demolished date1934-07-00Commons categoryJoint State Political DirectorateSources (1)en.wikipedia.orgvia Wikidata · CC0Available in 23 languagesEspañol中文РусскийPortuguêsالعربيةAzerbaijaniBahasa IndonesiaBashkirConnectionsRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicEntityNKVDEntityCategories1923 establishments in Russia1923 establishments in the Soviet Union1934 disestablishments in the Soviet UnionDefunct intelligence agenciesDefunct law enforcement agencies of RussiaGovernment agencies disestablished in 1934Government agencies established in 1923Law enforcement agencies of the Soviet UnionLaw enforcement in communist statesPolitical repression in the Soviet UnionSecret police