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What was the function of the secret police in the Soviet Union?
The secret police attempted to identify citizens who opposed the Communist Party and who could undermine it.
The secret police worked to locate and arrest the missing members of the former royal family of Russia.
The secret police tried to solve crimes that directly impacted the workers and peasants of Russia.
The secret police tried to uncover Bolsheviks who worked against the provisional government.
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The correct choice is the first one:
- The secret police attempted to identify citizens who opposed the Communist Party and who could undermine it.
Brief explanation: Soviet secret police organizations (Cheka, GPU/OGPU, NKVD, KGB) were political police charged with surveillance, arrest, interrogation, deportation, and elimination of perceived political opponents and counter‑revolutionaries. They enforced Party control, suppressed dissent, and maintained internal security — not chiefly crime‑solving for ordinary offenses, locating missing royals, or hunting Bolsheviks who opposed the provisional government.
- The secret police attempted to identify citizens who opposed the Communist Party and who could undermine it.
Brief explanation: Soviet secret police organizations (Cheka, GPU/OGPU, NKVD, KGB) were political police charged with surveillance, arrest, interrogation, deportation, and elimination of perceived political opponents and counter‑revolutionaries. They enforced Party control, suppressed dissent, and maintained internal security — not chiefly crime‑solving for ordinary offenses, locating missing royals, or hunting Bolsheviks who opposed the provisional government.
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