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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

In 1936, he ordered a murderous crackdown that became known as the Great Terror

In 1936, he ordered a murderous crackdown that became known as the Great Terror

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In 1936, he ordered a murderous crackdown
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that became known as the Great Terror.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
68
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:01
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 It's very inconvenient to have celebrity terrorists - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
It's very inconvenient to have celebrity terrorists
S01 • E02 (crowd clapping) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(crowd clapping)
S01 • E01 The Security Services were ordered - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The Security Services were ordered
S01 • E03 An independent inquiry was launched - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
An independent inquiry was launched
S01 • E02 As late as 1981, he was filmed briefing, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
As late as 1981, he was filmed briefing,
S01 • E03 Of the six investigators involved, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
Of the six investigators involved,
S01 • E01 (Evgenia speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
(Evgenia speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Mikhail Trepashkin was also one of the six. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Mikhail Trepashkin was also one of the six.
S01 • E03 He served four years in prison on trumped up charges. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
He served four years in prison on trumped up charges.
S01 • E02 It wasn't he only target - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
It wasn't he only target
S01 • E03 Still the most vocal of the surviving three, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Still the most vocal of the surviving three,
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head
S01 • E01 He personally signed the arrest lists - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
He personally signed the arrest lists
S01 • E02 I'd take the files back early in the morning, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
I'd take the files back early in the morning,
S01 • E03 In 2003, the billionaire oligarchs who had underwritten - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
In 2003, the billionaire oligarchs who had underwritten
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) (clapping) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(dramatic music) (clapping)
S01 • E01 His new henchman as chief of the secret police - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
His new henchman as chief of the secret police
S01 • E01 He was a ruthless and sadistic man, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He was a ruthless and sadistic man,