SMERSH

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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At a glance

Class

Organization

Domain

History and politics

Knowledge cost

3

Influence

6

Resistance

3

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What Wikipedia says

SMERSH (Russian: СМЕРШ) was an umbrella organization for three independent counter-intelligence agencies in the Red Army formed in late 1942 or even earlier, but officially announced only on 14 April 1943. The name SMERSH was coined by Joseph Stalin.

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Image: Народный комиссариат обороны СССР; Original uploader was Vizu at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.