In the book, based on previously unknown documents of a number of archives, memoirs and historical literature, the authors trace the fate of each of the members of the Boards and Presidium of the Cheka, GPU and OGPU, who worked under the leadership of F. E. Dzerzhinsky from December 20, 1917 to July 20, 1926, repressed, mainly during the Great terror of 1937-1938, and the circumstances of their rehabilitation. Considerable attention is paid to their contribution to the formation and development of the Soviet state security agencies. The publication is addressed to employees and veterans of law enforcement agencies, specialists-historians, all who are interested in the history of Russia and domestic state security agencies.