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In Russia, to be a real free journalist
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

In Russia, to be a real free journalist is a very risky business

In Russia, to be a real free journalist is a very risky business

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In Russia, to be a real free journalist
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is a very risky business.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:11
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 The remains of around 21,000 people lie here. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The remains of around 21,000 people lie here.
S01 • E02 Oleg Kalugin's boss at the Lubyanka, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Oleg Kalugin's boss at the Lubyanka,
S01 • E01 (Matthias speaks foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(Matthias speaks foreign language)
S01 • E03 Another journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Another journalist, Anna Politkovskaya,
S01 • E02 He had been appointed by Khrushchev successor, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He had been appointed by Khrushchev successor,
S01 • E01 He was exactly the sort of person - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He was exactly the sort of person
S01 • E03 She championed human rights for minorities - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
She championed human rights for minorities
S01 • E01 (Matthias speaks foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(Matthias speaks foreign language)
S01 • E02 Andropov was determined to restore the KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Andropov was determined to restore the KGB
S01 • E03 She died on Vladimir Putin's birthday. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
She died on Vladimir Putin's birthday.
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(soft music)
S01 • E02 People had no respect for the service in general, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
People had no respect for the service in general,
S01 • E03 The fact that the Politkovskaya case - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
The fact that the Politkovskaya case
S01 • E02 To cast the service in a better light - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
To cast the service in a better light
S01 • E01 Their images were expunged from official photographs. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Their images were expunged from official photographs.
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
(soft music)
S01 • E03 Schchekochikhin and Politkovskaya both worked - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Schchekochikhin and Politkovskaya both worked
S01 • E03 It's one of the last major independent newspapers in Russia. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
It's one of the last major independent newspapers in...
S01 • E02 He restored the prestige of the security forces - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He restored the prestige of the security forces