KnowraChekaLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Cheka, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 2Related 3Narrower topic 3Compared with 1Leon TrotskyRelated: Its coercive role formed part of the civil-war state Trotsky helped defend.KGBNarrower topic: It began the institutional lineage of Soviet state security agencies that preceded the KGB.NKVDNarrower topic: The NKVD inherited the Cheka’s political-police role through successive reorganizations.Lavrentiy BeriaNarrower topic: Beria entered the Soviet security apparatus descended institutionally from the Cheka.Secret policeBroader topic: The Cheka became an early model for Soviet security agencies and revolutionary political policing.Kronstadt RebellionRelated: The Cheka investigated suspected participants and supporters after the uprising was crushed.Felix DzerzhinskyBroader topic: Dzerzhinsky founded and led this organization, which made him a central figure in Soviet coercion.Sidney ReillyCompared with: The Cheka hunted anti-Bolshevik networks and later captured Reilly.Nikolai GumilevRelated: The Cheka carried out the repression that led to Gumilev's execution.