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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(audience laughs) In the old days, people could be arrested just for telling a joke

(audience laughs) In the old days, people could be arrested just for telling a joke

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(audience laughs)
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In the old days,
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people could be arrested just for telling a joke.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
45
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:39
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 With Putin in the top job, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
With Putin in the top job,
S01 • E01 When school teacher, Vera Golubeva, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When school teacher, Vera Golubeva,
S01 • E03 With Putin in charge, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
With Putin in charge,
S01 • E01 In Moscow, in Tverskaya Street, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
In Moscow, in Tverskaya Street,
S01 • E03 Well in the old Soviet days, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
Well in the old Soviet days,
S01 • E02 Khrushchev was bringing a lighter touch - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Khrushchev was bringing a lighter touch
S01 • E01 The joke was, "The whole world is arming itself - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
The joke was, "The whole world is arming itself
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 With the collapse of the USSR, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
With the collapse of the USSR,
S01 • E01 (knocking on door) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
(knocking on door)
S01 • E02 Ironically, it was the KGB which would help - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Ironically, it was the KGB which would help
S01 • E01 I was eight months pregnant - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
I was eight months pregnant
S01 • E03 When he found out that he was going to be made president - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
When he found out that he was going to be made president
S01 • E02 Nikita Khrushchev knew from his spies, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Nikita Khrushchev knew from his spies,
S01 • E01 (people speak Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
(people speak Russian)
S01 • E01 There were complications, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
There were complications,
S01 • E02 Khrushchev met threat with counter threat - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Khrushchev met threat with counter threat
S01 • E03 There's a round of applause and laughter afterwards - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
There's a round of applause and laughter afterwards
S01 • E02 The Soviets placed missiles on the Cuban territory. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The Soviets placed missiles on the Cuban territory.
S01 • E01 When they brought me my dead baby, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When they brought me my dead baby,