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The new year has brought relative stagnation in the military theaters, although the political theater in Russia continues to see the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin consolidate their control over the nations. All military titles, ranks, decorations, and even saluting has been prohibited and removed as the equality of man is forced upon the people. On January 2, a new secret police organization, the Cheka, was formed by Lenin to further the aims of the new Soviets.