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title: Pro-Cheka Demonstrators
author: Unknown Photographer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22224/pro-cheka-demonstrators/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-10-01
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# Pro-Cheka Demonstrators
_Authored by Unknown Photographer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22224.png)
## Image Caption
A 1918 photograph showing pro-Cheka Bolsheviks holding a banner which reads: "[Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) to the bourgeois and their helpers. Long live the Red Terror." The Cheka was the Bolshevik secret police and repsonsible for conducting the wave of repression and executions against thsoe deemed enemies of the state, a period known as 'The Red Terror.'
## Cite This Work
### APA
Photographer, U. (2026, October 01). Pro-Cheka Demonstrators. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Photographer, Unknown. "Pro-Cheka Demonstrators." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 01, 2026. .
### MLA
Photographer, Unknown. "Pro-Cheka Demonstrators." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Oct 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Terror_Uritsky_banner.png)Based on [Wikipedia](http://www.wikipedia.org/ "Wikipedia") content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. [Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Terror_Uritsky_banner.png) by [**Unknown Photographer**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Terror_Uritsky_banner.png). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 October 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.