NKVD
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word NKVD. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word NKVD, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say NKVD in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word NKVD you have here. The definition of the word NKVD will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofNKVD, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Russian НКВД (NKVD), through phonetic spelling of Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних де́л (Naródnyj komissariát vnútrennix dél) and the use of acronym.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
NKVD
- The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs — the Soviet interior ministry known for its secret police, forerunner of the KGB
- 1968, Robert Conquest, The Great Terror: Stalin's Purge of the Thirties, Macmillan Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 546–547:
- On the defensive side, Stalin had made equally thorough preparations. Lenin’s personal guard consisted of two men, later increased to four after the attempt on his life by Fanny Kaplan. Stalin’s was several thousand strong, and the NKVD in addition kept other units at a state of readiness. The road to his country dacha, some twenty miles away, was guarded by over 3,000 agents, with cars, telephone connections, etc. When Stalin was actually en route, the road was virtually under martial law.
Translations
Soviet NKVD
|