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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB was well-placed to capitalize on these recent...

One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB was well-placed to capitalize on these recent developments

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One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB
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was well-placed to capitalize on these recent developments.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
89
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:43
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 • 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 • E01 (Alexander speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(Alexander speaks Russian)
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 • 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
S01 • E03 A man many saw as a future president. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
A man many saw as a future president.
S01 • E01 He burst into the anteroom, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
He burst into the anteroom,
S01 • E03 I think Putin recognized, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
I think Putin recognized,
S01 • E02 So, we have that the word of Khrushchev to take for it - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
So, we have that the word of Khrushchev to take for it
S01 • E03 There you can shape the new Russia - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
There you can shape the new Russia
S01 • E01 To get in, you had to go through the wardrobe - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
To get in, you had to go through the wardrobe