NKVD

Before the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union disagreed on almost every political and economic issues. From communism and nuclear weapons to the space race there was not a lot that the two sides agreed on. The Cold War occurred because of political tension and differences between the US and the USSR. The Cold War was given its name because of how the war was fought ("Military."). The Cold War was fought indirectly. This means that when the war took place, the US and the USSR did not…

It was a time where discrimination was the worse in history, a time where millions of people died, and a time that will never be forgotten in history. What is that time in history you ask? It was called the Holocaust and is what started World War ll. For our Holocaust project, I read the book “Between Shades of Gray” written by Ruta Sepetys. This book is based off a girl along with her family and it’s their story of how they went through the Holocaust. I loved this book in many ways and it also…

Yet even though this was what many of the baltic people especially the women were always being called “pigs” which made the NKVD see them as farm animals that were useless overall. However, being looked down upon or even threatened by many of the officers wouldn't stop Lina from drawing a map for them. Her brother and mother did not want her to draw this map as no one knew what…

Soviets had approximately a million soldiers and many tank units on the Polish border. Poland began to divide itself and about 250,000 soldiers and officers became prisoners of this undeclared war. The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs (or the NKVD, the police of the Soviet Union) were the ones to decide what would happen with the many Polish prisoners and their families. The German and Soviet allies then exchanged them and took part in managing the transportation, supervision,…

The Russian Revolution of 1917 fascinated the entire world. For many years, Czar Nicholas II had a growing amount of dissatisfaction among his subjects. Russia was blighted with several different issues that developed out of the control of Nicholas II and by the time he attempted to create any reform, the damage was too substantial to be affected. One of the largest problems was the droughts that plagued the people. These droughts were often regular due to the climate, however, were particularly…

that “no-one has ever been convicted in connection with the massacre, with Russian prosecutors arguing that those responsible are now dead” (Europe court criticises Russia over Katyn Massacre inquiry, 3). Even though figures such as Stalin and other NKVD leaders are in fact no longer alive, even when they were, nothing was done about Katyn. During the Nuremberg trials, when the issue of Katyn appeared, “as Churchill wrote in his memoirs: “It was decided by the victorious governments concerned…

Pekk. In order to protect him, the sister built a secret room where he stood hidden for a very long time. In order not to create any suspicions, they have faked Hans’ death, but the authorities were still skeptical. The marriage between Martin Truu (a NKVD officer) and Aliide was not a coincidence. According to the Soviet documents from the end of the book, the true reason of this marriage was that Martin could spy on them better. The idea was ingenious, but Marin found nothing…

production of materials such as food and metal. However, Stalin wasn’t all good. If you didn’t agree with him and his government, and they found out, you would be sent to labour or concentration camps called Gulags by Stalin’s secret police force known as NKVD or Narodny Komissariat Vnutrennikh Del which translates to People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs or were executed. This meant that he created the worst man-made famine in…

This is where the romance part of the story defines itself. In the end of section, Maps and Snakes, Andrius (her future husband) helps her and her family to survive. He had many advantages because his mom was got involved with the NKVD soldiers, and became their entertainer. While everyone was there the story grew with characterization. One thing this book is very specific in is its imagery. You could feel and see it like a movie. Staying alive was extremely hard because of starvation…

The Russian Revolution of 1917 The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most influential geopolitical events of the 20th century. The success of the Revolution resulted in the collapse of a centuries-old absolutist monarchy, the destruction of the Romanov dynasty, and promised a new state built upon the ideas of the dictatorship of the proletariat. However, this was not to be, as the legacy of the revolution turned out to be the rise of one of the most oppressive totalitarian regimes in…