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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Andropov believed that any element of descent, anything, could eventually lead to...

Andropov believed that any element of descent, anything, could eventually lead to something much bigger

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Andropov believed that any element of descent,
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anything, could eventually lead to something much bigger.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:30
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Concorde-New Horizons

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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 Everyone from common criminals to oligarchs - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Everyone from common criminals to oligarchs
S01 • E02 In 1968, Czechoslovakia, an ally of the USSR, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
In 1968, Czechoslovakia, an ally of the USSR,
S01 • E01 And maybe you were planning to assassinate Stalin. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
And maybe you were planning to assassinate Stalin.
S01 • E01 People always believe that the must've been some mistake - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
People always believe that the must've been some...
S01 • E02 The Prague Spring gave rise to hopes for more freedom. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
The Prague Spring gave rise to hopes for more freedom.
S01 • E03 Mikhail Trepashkin is still alive, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Mikhail Trepashkin is still alive,
S01 • E02 Hardliner Andropov used agent provocateur - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Hardliner Andropov used agent provocateur
S01 • E03 He left the organization in 1997 - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
He left the organization in 1997
S01 • E02 Then used this as a pretext for invasion. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Then used this as a pretext for invasion.
S01 • E03 Some of his former colleagues still serving, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Some of his former colleagues still serving,
S01 • E02 Oleg Kalugin received a secure cable in Washington. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Oleg Kalugin received a secure cable in Washington.
S01 • E02 By now he'd risen to chief of KGB station there. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
By now he'd risen to chief of KGB station there.
S01 • E01 KGB Chief Yezhov said, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
KGB Chief Yezhov said,
S01 • E02 The message amounted to a diplomatic bombshell. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The message amounted to a diplomatic bombshell.
S01 • E03 In 1998, Colonel Alexander Litvinenko dropped by uninvited. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
In 1998, Colonel Alexander Litvinenko dropped by uninvited.
S01 • E01 Better that 10 innocent suffer than one spy gets away." - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
Better that 10 innocent suffer than one spy gets away."
S01 • E02 It's said that tomorrow the troops of the Warsaw Pact - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
It's said that tomorrow the troops of the Warsaw Pact
S01 • E03 He said, hello Misha, I'm your killer, Sasha Litvinenko. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He said, hello Misha, I'm your killer, Sasha...
S01 • E03 Litvinenko had been ordered to kill Trepashkin, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Litvinenko had been ordered to kill Trepashkin,
S01 • E01 The head at the Security Services, Nikolay Yezhov, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
The head at the Security Services, Nikolay Yezhov,