From Soviet militsiya to Russian police
Society & Culture
March 01, 2016, 18:43
Five years ago, Russia's Interior Ministry restored the pre-revolutionary name "police" for the federal law-enforcement agency
March 1 marks five years since Russian police reform entered into force. The police force in Russia was established in 1718 by decree from Peter the Great. The changes of Russia's police since 1917 - in this photo gallery by TASS.