The militsiya was the police force of the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union from 1917 to 1991. The term was likewise used for police forces in several Eastern Bloc countries and in the SFR Yugoslavia from
Soviet militsiya officer's cap cockade (service/parade version).
Romanian Miliția car in the typical livery it featured starting with the early 1970s. This particular example is a Dacia 1310 from 1982. This is one of the examples of Eastern European adaptations of this name.
Soviet and Russian badges, from left to right, top to bottom: Soviet Druzhinnik badge, Soviet Metro (Subway) Post Militia (PPS), Soviet State Automobile Inspection (GAI), State Automobile Inspection (GAI) of the Russian Federation, Russian Moscow Municipal Militia, Central District, and Russian Police.
A Lada 2106 belonging to the Armenian State Automobile Inspection parked on a street in Yerevan, June 2007.
The militsiya was the national police service of Russia from the 1990s until 2011, when it was replaced by the Police of Russia.
Militsiya
…Militsiya Милиция Agency overview Formed 1917 Dissolved 1991 Superseding agency Militsiya (Russia) Militsiya (Ukraine) Militsiya (Belarus) Jurisdictional structure National agency Russian SFSR (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) Operations jurisdiction…
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Moscow Militsiya Lada 2110.
Restored Soviet GAZ-21 Volga militsiya car in Minsk 2014.