[PAR] [TLE] KGB [SEP] The KGB, an initialism for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (Russian: "Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности" ("КГБ") ; ] ), translated in English as Committee for State Security, was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its break-up in 1991, as a direct successor of such preceding agencies as Cheka, NKGB, NKVD and MGB, a committee was attached to the Council of Ministers.  It was the chief government agency of "union-republican jurisdiction", acting as internal security, intelligence and secret police.  Similar agencies were constituted in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from Russia, and consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions. [PAR] [TLE] Tean zu [SEP] Tean zu () is one technique of torture that was used in ancient China.  For interrogation of female suspects without threatening life or limb, zánzhǐ was generally applied.  It consisted of a set of six wooden sticks positioned around and between the fingers and connected by strings.  Each time the prisoner refused to testify or confess, the string was pulled, slowly, agonisingly squeezing the fingers between the sticks until their bones were crushed.  The Soviet KGB used a variant of this for crushing fingers or toes.  The kia quen, a similar device applied exclusively to men, was used to crush the feet or ankles.
[PAR] [TLE] KGB [ SEP ] The KGB , an initialism for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti ( Russian : " Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности " ( " КГБ " ) ; ] ) , translated in English as Committee for State Security , was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its break - up in 1991 , as a direct successor of such preceding agencies as Cheka , NKGB , NKVD and MGB , a committee was attached to the Council of Ministers . It was the chief government agency of " union - republican jurisdiction " , acting as internal security , intelligence and secret police . Similar agencies were constituted in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from Russia , and consisted of many ministries , state committees and state commissions . [PAR] [TLE] Tean zu [ SEP ] Tean zu ( ) is one technique of torture that was used in ancient China . For interrogation of female suspects without threatening life or limb , zánzhǐ was generally applied . It consisted of a set of six wooden sticks positioned around and between the fingers and connected by strings . Each time the prisoner refused to testify or confess , the string was pulled , slowly , agonisingly squeezing the fingers between the sticks until their bones were crushed . The Soviet KGB used a variant of this for crushing fingers or toes . The kia quen , a similar device applied exclusively to men , was used to crush the feet or ankles .
What torture technique did the successor of the Cheka agency use?
What torture technique did the successor of the Cheka agency use ?
Tean zu
Tean zu