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	Topics Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Topic Home Russian Empire Created by Alexander IAlexander I of Russia Summary Aleksander I Pavlovich , was Emperor of Russia from March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825 and King of Poland from 1815&nda... on 28th March, 1802 in the process of government reformGovernment reform of Alexander I The early Russian system of government instituted by Peter the Great, which consisted of various state committees, each named Co... s to replace the aging collegesCollegium (ministry) The *collegia* were government departments in Imperial Russia, established in 1717 by Peter the Great.... of Peter the GreatPeter I of Russia Peter I the Great . ruled Russia from 7 May 1682 until his death, before 1696 jointly with his weak and sickly half-broth... , the MVD was one of the most powerful governmental bodies of the Empire, responsible for the policePolice Police forces are government organizations charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order , and protecting the ... forces and Internal Guards and the supervision of gubernialGuberniya Guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Imperial Russia, usually translated as governorate or province... administrations. Its initial reponsibilies also included penitentiariesPenitentiary Penitentiary can refer to:a clerical person or institution involved in religious penitence; especially the Apostolic Penit... , firefighting, state enterprises, the state postal systemMail The postal system* is a system by which written documents typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages containing... , state property, construction, roads, medicine, clergyRussian Orthodox Church The Russian Orthodox Church , also known as the Orthodox Catholic Church of Russia, is that body of Christians who are ... , natural resources, and nobilityRussian nobility The Russian nobility arose in the 12th century and 13th centuries as the lowest part of the feudal military class, which com... ; most of them were transferred to other ministries and government bodies by the mid-1800s. Police As organs of the central government there were further, the ispravniks, chiefs of policeChief of police Summary Chief of Police is the title typically given to the head of a police department, particularly in the United States and Canad... in the districts into which the governments were divided. These were nominated by the governors, and have under their orders in the pincipal localities commissaries (stanovoi pristav). Ispravniki and stanovoi alike are armed with large and ill-defined powers; and, since they are for the most part illiterate and wholly ignorant of the law, they have proved exasperating engines of oppression. Towards the end of the reign of Alexander IIAlexander II of Russia Alexander II Nikolaevitch was the Tsar of Russia from March 2 1855 until his assassination in 1881.... , the government, in order to preserve order in the country districts, also created a special class of mounted rural policemen, who, armed with power to arrest all suspects on the spot, rapidly became the terror of the countryside. Finally, in the towns every house is provided with a detective policeman in the person of the porter (dvornik), who is charged with the duty of reporting to the police the presence of any suspicious characters or anything else that may interest them. Secret police In addition to the above there was also the secret police, in direct subordination to the ministry of the interior, of which the principal function is the discovery, prevention and extirpation of political seditionSedition Sedition is a term of law to refer to covert conduct such as speech and organization that is deemed by the legal authority a... . Its most famous development was the so-called Third Section (of the imperial chancery) instituted by the emperor Nicholas INicholas I of Russia Nicholas I , July 6 , 1796–March 2 , 1855), was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 and king of Poland from 18... in 1826. This was entirely independent of the ordinary police, but was associated with the previously existing Special Corps of GendarmesSpecial Corps of Gendarmes Overview The Special Corps of Gendarmes was the secret military police of the Russian Empire in the 1800s and early 1900s.... , whose chief was placed at its head. Its object had originally been to keep the emperor in close touch with all the branches of the administration and to bring to his notice any abuses and irregularities, and for this purpose its chief was in constant personal intercourse with the sovereign. Following the growth of the revolutionary movementNarodnaya Volya Narodnaya Volya was a Russian revolutionary organization in the early 1880s.... and assassination of Tsar Alexander IIAlexander II of Russia Alexander II Nikolaevitch was the Tsar of Russia from March 2 1855 until his assassination in 1881.... , the Department of State Police inherited the secret policeSecret police Secret police are a police organization which operates in secrecy for the national purpose of maintaining national security ... functions of the dismissed Third Section and transferred the most capable Gendarmes to the Okhrana. In 1896 the powers of the minister were extended at the expense of those of the under-secretary, who remained only at the head of the corps of gendarmes; but by a law of 24 September 1904 this was again reversed, and the under-secretary was again placed at the head of all the police with the title of undersecretary for the administration of the police. By World War IWorld War I Overview World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War and "The War to End All Wars" was a global m... , the Department had spawned a counter-intelligenceCounter-intelligence Counterintelligence is the activity of preventing the enemy from obtaining secret information, such as careful classificatio... section. After the February Revolution of 1917, the Gendarmes and the Okhrana were disbanded as anti-revolutionary. Soviet era Having won the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks disbanded the tsarist police forces and formed all-proletarian Workers' and Peasants' MilitsiyaMilitsiya Militsiya is the short official name of the police in the Soviet Union and most Warsaw Pact states, inherited by some post-S... under NKVDNKVD The NKVD or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet ... of the Russian SFSRRussian SFSR The Russian SFSR was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics, and became the modern day Russian Federa... . In March 1946, all of the People's Commissariats (NK) were redesignated as Ministries (M). The NKVDNKVD The NKVD or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet ... was renamed the MVD of the USSR, along with its former subordinate, the NKGB which became the MGB of the USSR. The NKVDs of Union RepublicsRepublics of the Soviet Union In its final decades of its existence, the Soviet Union consisted of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics , often called simply ... also became Ministries of Internal Affairs subordinate to MVD of the USSR. Secret policeSecret police Secret police are a police organization which operates in secrecy for the national purpose of maintaining national security ... became a part of MVD after Lavrenty Beria merged the MGB into the MVD in March 1953. Within a year Beria's downfall caused the MVD to be split up again; after that, the MVD retained its "internal security" functions, while the new KGBKGB KGB is the Russian-language abbreviation for Committee for State Security, .... took on "state security" (secret police) functions. In his efforts to fight bureaucracyBureaucracy Bureaucracy is a concept in sociology and political science referring to the way that the administrative execution and enfo... and maintain 'Leninist principlesLeninism Leninism refers to various related political and economic theories elaborated by Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Le... ', Nikita KhrushchevNikita Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchyov was the leader of the Soviet Union after the death of Joseph Stalin.... , as the Premier of the UnionPremier of the Soviet Union Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Comm... , called for the dismissal of the All-Union MVD. The Ministry ceased to exist in January 1960 and its functions were transferred to the respective Republican Ministries. The MVD of the Russian SFSRRussian SFSR The Russian SFSR was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics, and became the modern day Russian Federa... was renamed the Ministry for Securing the Public Order in 1962. Leonid BrezhnevLeonid Brezhnev Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev ; – November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though a... again recreated the All-Union Ministry for Securing the Public Order in July 1966 and later assigned Nikolay Shchyolokov as Minister; the RSFSR Ministry was disbanded for the second time, the first being at the creation of the NKVD of the Soviet Union. The MVD regained its original title in 1968. Another role of the reformed MVD was to combat economic crimes, that is to suppress private business which was largely prohibited by socialist lawSocialist law Socialist law is the official name of the legal system used in Communist states.... . This fight was never successful due to the pervasive nature of the black market. By the mid-1980s, the image of the people's militsiya was largely compromised by the corruption and disorderly behaviour of both enlisted and officer staff (the most shocking case was the robbery and murder of a KGBKGB KGB is the Russian-language abbreviation for Committee for State Security, .... operative by a gang of militioners stationed in Moscow MetroMoscow Metro The Moscow Metro, which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is one of the world's most heavily used metro systems.... in 1983). Many high-ranking MVD officers, including the Minister himself, were revealed to be routinely bribed by illegal shadow business and criminals. Russian Federation The Russian MVD was recreated as the MVD of the Russian SFSRRussian SFSR The Russian SFSR was the largest and most populous of the fifteen Soviet republics, and became the modern day Russian Federa... in 1990, following the restoration of the republican Council of MinistersRussian Council of Ministers The Russian Council of Ministers is an executive governmental body that brings together the principal officers of the Execut... and Supreme SovietSupreme Soviet The Supreme Soviet comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congres... , and remained when Russia gained independence from the Soviet UnionSoviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , more commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a Communist state that existed... . It currently controls the MilitsiyaMilitsiya Militsiya is the short official name of the police in the Soviet Union and most Warsaw Pact states, inherited by some post-S... , the State Road Inspection Service (GAIGai Gai may refer to:Gay Gai, Austria, a town in the district of Leoben in Styria... ), and the Internal TroopsInternal Troops Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs is the uniformed gendarmerie-like forc... . Since the disbanding of the Tax Police, it also investigates economic crimes. The long-time additional duties of the Imperial MVD and NKVDNKVD The NKVD or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet ... , such as the Firefighting Service and Prisons Service, were recently moved to the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Justice respectively. The last reorganization abolished Main Directorates inherited from the NKVDNKVD The NKVD or People's Commisariat for Internal Affairs was a government department which handled a number of the Soviet ... in favour of Departments. The current minister of internal affairs in Russia is Rashid NurgaliyevRashid Nurgaliyev Rashid Gumarovich Nurgaliyev is the minister of the interior of Russia.... . The MVD Central Administration 1. Criminal Militia Service - the Criminal Investigations Department Main Office for Criminal Investigation Main Office for Combating Economic and Tax Crimes Main Office for Combating Organized CrimeOrganized crime Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations.... Office for Operational Investigation Information Co-ordination Office of Criminal Militia Service 2. Public Security Service - The Uniformed Militia Main Office for Public Order Maintenance Main Office of State Road Safety Inspection - the Highway patrolHighway patrol A highway patrol is either a police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety comp... or GAIGai Gai may refer to:Gay Gai, Austria, a town in the district of Leoben in Styria... Main Office of the Interior for Restricted Facilities Main Office of Interdepartmental Security GuardSecurity guard A Security Guard or Security Officer is usually a privately-employed person who is paid to protect property and/or pe... Service Co-ordination Office of Public Security Service 3. Federal Migration service Main Office of the Interior for Transport and Special Transportation Office for PassportPassport A passport is a travel document issued by a national government that usually identifies the bearer as a national of the issu... s and VisaVisa (document) A visa is a document issued by a country giving a certain individual permission to formally request entrance to the country ... s Migration Control Office External Labour Migration Department Legal Office Office for Crisis Situations Office for Resource Provisions Finance and Economy Office 4. Logistical Service Office for Material and Technical Support Finance and Economy Department Medical Office Office for Communication and Automation Office for Capital Construction Co-ordination Office of Logistical Service General Services Office 5. Independent Divisions Office of Affairs - the SecretariatSecretariat Secretariat may refer to:* A racehorse who won the Triple Crown in 1973, see Secretariat... Main Office for Internal Security -Internal affairsInternal Affairs Internal Affairs can refer to:*Internal Affairs, a 1990 movie starring Richard Gere and Andy Garcia set in the Internal... Control and Auditing Office Internal TroopsInternal Troops Internal Troops, full name Internal Troops of the Ministry for Internal Affairs is the uniformed gendarmerie-like forc... General Headquarters MVD Inquiry Committee Forensic Expertise Center Main Office for Organization and Inspection - The MVD Inspector GeneralInspector General In a civilian or military administration, an Inspector General is a high ranking official charged with the mission to inspec... Main Office for Special Technical Actions - : OSNAZOSNAZ OSNAZ were special forces troops within the KGB and the MVD.... , OMONOMON OMON is a generic name for the system of special units of militsiya within the Russian and earlier the Soviet, Ministe... , SOBRSOBR The Special Rapid Reaction Unit or SOBR is an elite commando unit of the Russian Interior Ministry, involved in anti-c... /OMSNOMSN At September 16 2002 SOBR was officially dissolved.... Main Office for (Special) Investigations - Special branch National Central Bureau for InterpolInterpol Interpol was created in 1923 to assist international criminal police co-operation.... Mobilization Training Office Main Center for Information Main Legal Office Office for International Co-operation Office for Information Regional Contacts Equipment 9A-919A-91 The 9A-91 is a carbine assault rifle currently in use with Russian police forces. ... carbine A-91A-91 The A-91 is a Russian bullpup configuration assault rifle developed by KBP.... rifle See also List of Ministers of Interior of Imperial RussiaList of Ministers of Interior of Imperial Russia * Viktor Kochubey 8 September 1802 – 24 November 1807... Ministry of Police of Imperial RussiaMinistry of Police of Imperial Russia Ministry of Police of Imperial Russia was created in the course of Government reform of Alexander I in 1810 and exists till ... MilitsiyaMilitsiya Militsiya is the short official name of the police in the Soviet Union and most Warsaw Pact states, inherited by some post-S... Military of Russia Literature Ronald Hingley, The Russian Secret Police, Muscovite, Imperial Russian and Soviet. Political Security Operations, 1565-1970 Dominic Lieven (ed.), The Cambridge History of Russia, Volume II: Imperial Russia, 1689-1917, Cambridge University Press (2006), ISBN 978-0521815291. External links (official homepage)