nkvd

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Definition of nkvd in English English dictionary

НКВД (Naródnyi Komissariát Vnútrennikh Del) — the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs — the Soviet secret police, forerunner of the KGB

Narodnyĭ Kommissariat Vnutrennikh Del (People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs)

ministry of the interior of the former Soviet Union

Hyphenation

NKVD

Etymology

() From the Russian НКВД, through phonetic spelling of Naródnyi Komissariát Vnútrennikh Del and acronymizing.