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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Andropov was determined to restore the KGB to what he believed, was its rightful place at...

Andropov was determined to restore the KGB to what he believed, was its rightful place at the controls of Soviet society

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Andropov was determined to restore the KGB
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to what he believed, was its rightful place
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at the controls of Soviet society.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:36
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 She died on Vladimir Putin's birthday. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
She died on Vladimir Putin's birthday.
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(soft music)
S01 • E02 People had no respect for the service in general, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
People had no respect for the service in general,
S01 • E03 The fact that the Politkovskaya case - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
The fact that the Politkovskaya case
S01 • E02 To cast the service in a better light - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
To cast the service in a better light
S01 • E01 Their images were expunged from official photographs. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Their images were expunged from official photographs.
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
(soft music)
S01 • E03 Schchekochikhin and Politkovskaya both worked - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Schchekochikhin and Politkovskaya both worked
S01 • E03 It's one of the last major independent newspapers in Russia. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
It's one of the last major independent newspapers in...
S01 • E02 He restored the prestige of the security forces - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He restored the prestige of the security forces
S01 • E01 Most of those arrested - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Most of those arrested
S01 • E03 Most of the media is owned or controlled by the state. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Most of the media is owned or controlled by the state.
S01 • E02 At the same time as rebranding the service, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
At the same time as rebranding the service,
S01 • E03 Six of Novaya Gazeta's correspondence have met - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Six of Novaya Gazeta's correspondence have met
S01 • E01 Then they fall into this machine - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Then they fall into this machine
S01 • E01 You were stripped naked, locked in a cell, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
You were stripped naked, locked in a cell,
S01 • E03 Yet no one can say with certainty - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Yet no one can say with certainty
S01 • E01 They bombard you with ludicrous charges - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
They bombard you with ludicrous charges
S01 • E02 Andropov believed that any element of descent, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Andropov believed that any element of descent,