Felix Dzerzhinsky

Iron Felix, founder of the Cheka — the doctor's clownish moustache turning him into a secret police chief

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— One every day, — says my doctor, his fake clownish moustache turning him into Felix Dzerzhinsky. — Best in the arse cheek. Right or left — you pick. But I stick it in the left — I fancy commies, you know. Go on, give it a go.

Felix Dzerzhinsky — “Iron Felix”

Founder of the Cheka (the original KGB) · 1877–1926

Portrait of Felix Dzerzhinsky
Portrait of Felix Dzerzhinsky

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The Toppling of “Iron Felix” — August 22, 1991

Lubyanka Square, Moscow

Toppling of the Dzerzhinsky statue, Moscow, August 1991
Toppling of the Dzerzhinsky statue, Moscow, August 1991

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