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{{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Ivan Serov|Image = 19410000-portrait image ivan serov.jpg|fullname = Ivan Alexandrovich Serov|alias = Ivan Serov|origin = Afimskoye, Kadnikov Uyezd, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire|occupation = Head of the KGB (March 1954 - December 1958)

Head of the GRU (1958 to 1963)|crimes = Mass [[~~murder~~]]|type of villain = Corrupt Official}}The State Security General '''Ivan Alexandrovich Serov''' (Russian: Иван Александрович Серов, 13 August 1905 – 1 July 1990) was a first head of the [[KGB]] between March 1954 and December 1958. Serov was also the head of the GRU between 1958 and 1963.

Head of the GRU (1958 to 1963)|crimes = Mass [[Murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]|type of villain = Corrupt Official}}The State Security General '''Ivan Alexandrovich Serov''' (Russian: Иван Александрович Серов, 13 August 1905 – 1 July 1990) was a first head of the [[KGB]] between March 1954 and December 1958. Serov was also the head of the GRU between 1958 and 1963.

Serov was removed from his post as head of the KGB in 1958 after a few hints by [[Nikita Khrushchev]]. Khrushchev had said that Western visitors could expect that they "wouldn't see so many policemen around the place" and that the Soviet police force would need to undergo a restructuring.

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 {{Villain_Infobox|Box title = Ivan Serov|Image = 19410000-portrait image ivan serov.jpg|fullname = Ivan Alexandrovich Serov|alias = Ivan Serov|origin = Afimskoye, Kadnikov Uyezd, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire|occupation = Head of the KGB (March 1954 - December 1958)
-Head of the GRU (1958 to 1963)|crimes = Mass [[murder]]|type of villain = Corrupt Official}}The State Security General '''Ivan Alexandrovich Serov''' (Russian: Иван Александрович Серов, 13 August 1905 – 1 July 1990) was a first head of the [[KGB]] between March 1954 and December 1958. Serov was also the head of the GRU between 1958 and 1963.
+Head of the GRU (1958 to 1963)|crimes = Mass [[Murder]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]|type of villain = Corrupt Official}}The State Security General '''Ivan Alexandrovich Serov''' (Russian: Иван Александрович Серов, 13 August 1905 – 1 July 1990) was a first head of the [[KGB]] between March 1954 and December 1958. Serov was also the head of the GRU between 1958 and 1963.
 Serov was removed from his post as head of the KGB in 1958  after a few hints by [[Nikita Khrushchev]]. Khrushchev had said that Western visitors could  expect that they "wouldn't see so many policemen around the place" and that the Soviet police force would need to undergo a restructuring.