Militsiya
Soviet and Eastern Bloc police force
Militsiya (Russian: ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡ, IPA: [mΚ²ΙͺΛlΚ²itsΙ¨jΙ], Serbo-Croatian: ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ°, romanized: milicija, lit.β'militia') were the police forces in the Soviet Union until 1991, in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945β1992), and in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945β1992). The term Militsiya continues to be used in common and sometimes official usage in...