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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds at Stalin's funeral, but he hadn't...

Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds at Stalin's funeral, but he hadn't reckoned with the ambition of the man on his left Nikita Khrushchev, another high ranking party official

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Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds
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at Stalin's funeral, but he hadn't reckoned
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with the ambition of the man on his left Nikita Khrushchev,
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another high ranking party official.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
76
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:17
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 • E01 There were professors, specialized research, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
There were professors, specialized research,
S01 • E03 The end of the Soviet Union, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:23
The end of the Soviet Union,
S01 • E02 When Stalin died, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When Stalin died,
S01 • E01 In their fortress-like training center - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:24
In their fortress-like training center
S01 • E02 Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup
S01 • E03 One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB
S01 • E02 He saw that Khrushchev was a Ukrainian simpleton, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He saw that Khrushchev was a Ukrainian simpleton,
S01 • E03 Vladimir Putin returned to his home city of Leningrad - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Vladimir Putin returned to his home city of Leningrad
S01 • E02 Beria thought, I have all the power, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Beria thought, I have all the power,
S01 • E03 He was kept on what's called the active reserve, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He was kept on what's called the active reserve,
S01 • E01 (Alexander speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(Alexander speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 Barrier was unaware that Khrushchev - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Barrier was unaware that Khrushchev
S01 • E01 For example, in his office in the Lubyanka, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
For example, in his office in the Lubyanka,
S01 • E03 And in short order, he ended up at the mayor's office - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
And in short order, he ended up at the mayor's office
S01 • E02 Khrushchev had him arrested on charges - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Khrushchev had him arrested on charges
S01 • E03 And in some ways that was the making of him, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
And in some ways that was the making of him,
S01 • E01 The man overpowered his guard, took his gun, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The man overpowered his guard, took his gun,
S01 • E02 The official version then, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The official version then,
S01 • E03 Anatoly Sobchak was a rising star. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Anatoly Sobchak was a rising star.
S01 • E02 One of the strange things about this - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
One of the strange things about this