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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(Alexander speaks Russian) But while Dzerzhinsky was always on his guard, his boss Lenin,...

(Alexander speaks Russian) But while Dzerzhinsky was always on his guard, his boss Lenin, believed the revolution could defend itself

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(Alexander speaks Russian)
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But while Dzerzhinsky was always on his guard,
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his boss Lenin, believed the revolution could defend itself.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:42
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
Concorde-New Horizons

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Movie Summary

Millions suffered at the hands of the KGB. Mass executions, secret wars and coup d'états. But today, the security network is arguably stronger than ever.
S01 • E03 Fixer, bagman, he was the guy who liaised - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Fixer, bagman, he was the guy who liaised
S01 • E02 Khrushchev's next move was to reduce the power - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Khrushchev's next move was to reduce the power
S01 • E03 Putin was typical of a whole generation of KGB officers - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Putin was typical of a whole generation of KGB officers
S01 • E01 Lenin had a rather naive attitude - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Lenin had a rather naive attitude
S01 • E01 He said, "It'd be enough for the new Soviet state - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
He said, "It'd be enough for the new Soviet state
S01 • E02 This was Khrushchev attempt to curb this super agency. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
This was Khrushchev attempt to curb this super agency.
S01 • E03 And they were then in a position by the late 1990s - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
And they were then in a position by the late 1990s
S01 • E02 64,000 workers were sacked from state security. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
64,000 workers were sacked from state security.
S01 • E03 Later in what was now St. Petersburg, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
Later in what was now St. Petersburg,
S01 • E01 There are forces at large - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
There are forces at large
S01 • E01 You need to not just arrest large numbers of people, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
You need to not just arrest large numbers of people,
S01 • E02 They called them Beria's dogs and things like that. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
They called them Beria's dogs and things like that.
S01 • E03 Russia at that time was in a really bad situation - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Russia at that time was in a really bad situation
S01 • E02 For those loyal servants inside the KGB, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
For those loyal servants inside the KGB,
S01 • E03 And people would stand in lines to buy bread - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
And people would stand in lines to buy bread
S01 • E02 I can see Khrushchev's work in any other way. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
I can see Khrushchev's work in any other way.
S01 • E01 Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution." - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
Terror is an absolute necessity during times of...
S01 • E02 My conscience, my inner core and experience - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
My conscience, my inner core and experience
S01 • E03 And Yeltsin called Sobchak, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
And Yeltsin called Sobchak,
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
(ominous music)