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In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head above the parapet is in grave danger

In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head above the parapet is in grave danger

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In Putin's Russia, anyone who raises their head
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above the parapet is in grave danger.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:42
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 • 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,
S01 • E03 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the wealthiest of all the oligarchs, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the wealthiest of all the oligarchs,
S01 • E02 But the valuable Cambridge network - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
But the valuable Cambridge network
S01 • E01 Very quickly, the Great Terror - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Very quickly, the Great Terror
S01 • E02 It would be 20 years before Moscow had another source - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
It would be 20 years before Moscow had another source
S01 • E01 In many cases, people who had been leaders of the party - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
In many cases, people who had been leaders of the party
S01 • E02 Soviet intelligence had its fair share of high stakes drama, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Soviet intelligence had its fair share of high stakes drama,
S01 • E01 In almost every party cell, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
In almost every party cell,
S01 • E03 Putin was visibly angry - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Putin was visibly angry
S01 • E02 Colonel Mikhail Lyubimov recalls a seduction - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Colonel Mikhail Lyubimov recalls a seduction
S01 • E02 The American girl, who was considered to be a CIA girl, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The American girl, who was considered to be a CIA girl,
S01 • E01 Orders were issued, different orders like, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Orders were issued, different orders like,
S01 • E02 And I was put to live - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
And I was put to live
S01 • E01 In yours, 70,000 people." - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
In yours, 70,000 people."
S01 • E03 Khodorkovsky was arrested soon after - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Khodorkovsky was arrested soon after