Speech by the Chief of the Main Directorate of State Security of the NKVD of the USSR M.P. Frinovsky at the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Cheka-OGPU-NKVD (1937)

Frinovsky M.P. speaks from the rostrum at a ceremonial meeting in the Bolshoi Theater in honor of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Cheka-OGPU-NKVD organs, talks about the history of the Soviet state security organs, the destruction of "enemies of the people", about the head of the NKVD Yezhov N.I. (synchronously).

The participants of the meeting applaud.

Frinovsky speaks about Yezhov's services to the Communist Party and the Soviet state, and about his merits as a leader (synchronously), the participants of the meeting in the boxes applaud.

Andreev A.A., Voroshilov K.E., Yezhov N.I. applaud, sitting in the presidium.

Views of the hall, the participants of the meeting applaud standing.

Frinovsky finishes his speech (synchronously).

The participants of the meeting applaud standing.

Zhdanov A.A., Yezhov N.I., Molotov V.M., Khrushchev N.S. applaud, standing at the presidium table.

View of part of the auditorium of the Bolshoi Theatre.