Militsiya - Non-police Services of The MVD

Non-police Services of The MVD

The Soviet and some post-Soviet Ministries of Internal Affairs have also included:

• militarized forces ( "Internal Troops );
• department of prisons (i.e. GULAG and its successor bodies), if not merged with other ministries or agencies;
• passport and registration service, if not merged with Migration service.

These non-police services should be distinguished from the militsiya itself, except passport and registration service, which structures are often included into OVD and sometimes considered as one of the important militsiya services. Their members have always used different generic names and specific ranks (e.g. Major of the Internal Service, rather than Major of Militsiya).