Terrorists were not ashamed of the Red Terror On October 25, 1918 there was a meeting of the Central Committee of the RCP (b), where N. J. Lenin demanded the closure of the Extraordinary Committees weekly due to the disclosure of information about torture used in the Cheka. According to the author of the official publication of the FSB, Oleg Khlobostov: "The reason for closing the magazine was the publication in the fourth issue of a letter from the chairman of the emergency headquarters for the fight against the counter-revolution in the city of Nolinsk, Vyatka region. "Why are you almonds? ", which demanded more severe repression. This publication was considered in October at the meeting of the Central Committee of the RCP (B) and recognized as incorrect. The editors of the weekly were told that they published the letter "without expressing their attitude to its content". A little later, the Council of People's Commissars decided to suspend the publication of the weekly." Soon the displeasure of V.I. Another member of the Cheka, the "Red Terror", also called Lenin for his talkativeness, where M. Yes. Lessis formulated the principle: "We eliminate the bourgeoisie as a class. During the investigation, do not look for materials and evidence that the accused acted in deed or speech against the Soviet regime. The first question we must ask him is to which class he belongs, what is his origin, upbringing, education or profession. These questions should determine the fate of the accused. This is the red meaning and essence of terrorism."

Terrorists were not ashamed of the Red Terror On October 25, 1918 there was a meeting of the Central Committee of the RCP (b), where N. J. Lenin demanded the closure of the Extraordinary Committees weekly due to the disclosure of information about torture used in the Cheka. According to the author of the official publication of the FSB, Oleg Khlobostov: "The reason for closing the magazine was the publication in the fourth issue of a letter from the chairman of the emergency headquarters for the fight against the counter-revolution in the city of Nolinsk, Vyatka region. "Why are you almonds? ", which demanded more severe repression. This publication was considered in October at the meeting of the Central Committee of the RCP (B) and recognized as incorrect. The editors of the weekly were told that they published the letter "without expressing their attitude to its content". A little later, the Council of People's Commissars decided to suspend the publication of the weekly." Soon the displeasure of V.I. Another member of the Cheka, the "Red Terror", also called Lenin for his talkativeness, where M. Yes. Lessis formulated the principle: "We eliminate the bourgeoisie as a class. During the investigation, do not look for materials and evidence that the accused acted in deed or speech against the Soviet regime. The first question we must ask him is to which class he belongs, what is his origin, upbringing, education or profession. These questions should determine the fate of the accused. This is the red meaning and essence of terrorism."