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Vsevolod Merkulov, Russian head of the NKGB (died 1953)
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Soviet politician and intelligence officer (1895–1953)
Vsevolod Nikolayevich (Boris) Merkulov was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a leading member of what was later derisively described as the "Beria gang".Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
People's Commissariat for State Security
Soviet secret police, intelligence and counter-intelligence force
The People's Commissariat for State Security or NKGB, was the name of the Soviet secret police, intelligence and counter-intelligence force that existed from 3 February 1941 to 20 July 1941, and again from 14 April 1943 to 15 March 1946, before being renamed the Ministry for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)