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What was Felix Dzerzhinsky's profession before he became a revolutionary?

  • Cobbler

  • Teacher

  • He was always a professional revolutionary

  • Lawyer

Answer

Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder and first director of the Cheka, the Soviet secret police, was a dedicated revolutionary from the start. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he did not come from a privileged background nor did he have a successful career before joining the revolutionary movement. Instead, he fully committed himself to the cause of revolution from an early age.
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