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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

President Gorbachev returned to Moscow, having steadfastly refused to negotiate with the...

President Gorbachev returned to Moscow, having steadfastly refused to negotiate with the coup leaders who'd held him and his family captive

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President Gorbachev returned to Moscow,
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having steadfastly refused to negotiate
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with the coup leaders who'd held him and his family captive.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
679
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:23
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 Russia, the largest country on earth. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Russia, the largest country on earth.
S01 • E01 Misunderstood by many and feared by even more. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Misunderstood by many and feared by even more.
S01 • E01 (Russian National Anthem) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
(Russian National Anthem)
S01 • E03 The leaders of the KGB didn't understand - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The leaders of the KGB didn't understand
S01 • E02 So, when America detonated the world's first atomic bomb, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
So, when America detonated the world's first atomic...
S01 • E03 They didn't understand that most KGB officers - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
They didn't understand that most KGB officers
S01 • E02 KGB spies were already supplying intelligence, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
KGB spies were already supplying intelligence,
S01 • E01 Russia's people have been encouraged - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Russia's people have been encouraged
S01 • E03 The cadre of coup leaders became known - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The cadre of coup leaders became known
S01 • E01 I want to be a citizen of the world - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
I want to be a citizen of the world
S01 • E02 There was a decision by Stalin to to concentrate - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
There was a decision by Stalin to to concentrate
S01 • E03 They were all arrested except Boris Pugo, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
They were all arrested except Boris Pugo,
S01 • E01 But they tell me that this is an enemy, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
But they tell me that this is an enemy,
S01 • E03 The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it
S01 • E02 Operation Enormous was run - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Operation Enormous was run
S01 • E03 And also I think they failed to account for the fact - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
And also I think they failed to account for the fact
S01 • E01 Enemies have been a preoccupation - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Enemies have been a preoccupation
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E01 In modern times, those enemies inside and out - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
In modern times, those enemies inside and out
S01 • E03 And the putsch seemed really like yesterday's men, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
And the putsch seemed really like yesterday's men,