Police Department of Russia


The Police Department of the MVD was the main police force of the Russian Empire and part of the Ministry of Police in the late 19th century, and was responsible for the management of all the police forces in the Russian Empire including Okhrana branches, and was aided by the Special Corps of Gendarmes.

History

The Police Department was established on August 6, 1880 following the dissolution of the Third Section. The newly formed Police department was part of the MVD. From 1880 til 1883 it was called The Department of the State Police. Under it jurisdiction was the Okhrana, all the policing bodies, including the detective branches, and the Fire departments.
After the February Revolution the Department was dissolved by the decree of the Russian provisional government from February 27, 1917.
After the October Revolution the government has announced the establishment of the Militsiya, as the new police force.

Director

The head of the department was The Director of the Police Department, which was appointed by the Minister of the Internal Affairs.
MinisterStart yearEnd year
Ivan Velio18801881
Vyacheslav von Plehve18811884
Pyotr Durnovo18841893
Nikolai Petrov18931895
Nikolai Saburov18951896
Anton Dobrzhinsky18961897
Sergei Zvolyansky18971902
Aleksei Lopukhin19021905
Sergei KovalenskyMarch 1905June 1905
Nikolai GarinJuly 1905November 1905
Emmanuel Vuich19051906
Maximilian Trusevich19061909
Nil Zuev19091912
Stepan Beletsky19121914
Valentine Brun de Saint Hippolyte19141915
Ruschu MollovSeptember 1915November 1915
Konstantin Kafafov19151916
Evgeny KlimovichFebruary 1916September 1916
Aleksey Vasilyev19161917