Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov watch events to mark Victory Day in Sevastopol May 9, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Newsweek: Putin: Soviet Secret Police Famed for Torturing, Jailing and Killing Millions Was Filled With 'True Patriots'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the infamous Soviet Cheka secret police “integral” to the country’s history and stated that those who served in the ranks of the Kremlin’s security forces were patriots.
“This year we mark the 100th anniversary of the All-Russian Emergency Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage (VChK),” Putin said at a gala in Moscow commemorating the annual holiday for Russia’s security services. He hosted the event at the Kremlin for Russia’s security and intelligence community, celebrated every year on the anniversary of the VChK, also known as the Cheka’s founding.
Despite the Cheka centennial, Putin noted that “the history of the homeland’s intelligence services of course does not (only) date back a century.”
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Update: Russian scientists slam security chief for Stalin purge comments (AFP)
WNU Editor: When look at its totality .... the Soviet Secret Police were anything but patriots. What they were was the fist that the Communists used to keep the populations of the Soviet Union in line.
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