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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(ominous music) One carried scientists and security personnel, including Lavrentiy Beria

(ominous music) One carried scientists and security personnel, including Lavrentiy Beria

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One carried scientists and security personnel,
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including Lavrentiy Beria.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
306
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:46
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 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,
S01 • E01 The first head of the secret police - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The first head of the secret police
S01 • E03 He can't forget that this is a great threat - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
He can't forget that this is a great threat
S01 • E02 They weren't quite clear whether he was joking or not. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
They weren't quite clear whether he was joking or not.
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
(dramatic music)
S01 • E01 He soon earned the name Iron Felix. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
He soon earned the name Iron Felix.
S01 • E02 More likely, they would have ended up in a gulag - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
More likely, they would have ended up in a gulag
S01 • E01 Dzerzhinsky came from a strict Catholic background - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Dzerzhinsky came from a strict Catholic background
S01 • E02 The glory of the Soviet Union - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The glory of the Soviet Union
S01 • E03 He also sacks large numbers of its staff, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He also sacks large numbers of its staff,
S01 • E01 His mother and an uncle had to talk him out of this - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
His mother and an uncle had to talk him out of this
S01 • E02 (booming) (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(booming) (dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Yeltsin turned his attention - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Yeltsin turned his attention