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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

But President Mikhail Gorbachev was no longer the man of the moment either

But President Mikhail Gorbachev was no longer the man of the moment either

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But President Mikhail Gorbachev was no longer
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the man of the moment either.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
525
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:17
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E02 Klaus Fuchs was committed to helping the Soviets - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Klaus Fuchs was committed to helping the Soviets
S01 • E02 More in many ways, out of a sense of fairness - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
More in many ways, out of a sense of fairness
S01 • E01 A Chekist, we were told, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
A Chekist, we were told,
S01 • E03 Boris Yeltsin had taken the initiative - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Boris Yeltsin had taken the initiative
S01 • E03 (speaking foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(speaking foreign language)
S01 • E02 He didn't believe that this was a weapon - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
He didn't believe that this was a weapon
S01 • E01 It was drilled into us from our very first day. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
It was drilled into us from our very first day.
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 It went into our heads, hearts, our souls. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
It went into our heads, hearts, our souls.
S01 • E01 There is a myth of this high morality, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
There is a myth of this high morality,
S01 • E03 (speaking foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(speaking foreign language)
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(ominous music)
S01 • E01 In January, 2018, only 12% of Russians - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
In January, 2018, only 12% of Russians
S01 • E02 Another carried soldiers, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
Another carried soldiers,
S01 • E03 And Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
And Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia,
S01 • E03 Having dissolved the old KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Having dissolved the old KGB
S01 • E01 Their Moscow headquarters, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Their Moscow headquarters,
S01 • E02 In the bunker in Kazakhstan, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
In the bunker in Kazakhstan,
S01 • E01 Chekists were expected to crack down hard - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Chekists were expected to crack down hard
S01 • E03 So you have a monster, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
So you have a monster,