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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Russia was sewing social discord by pushing the extremist narratives at both ends, setting...

Russia was sewing social discord by pushing the extremist narratives at both ends, setting off disputes and seeing what would happen

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Russia was sewing social discord by pushing
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the extremist narratives at both ends,
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setting off disputes and seeing what would happen.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:06
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 was a man who had power and used it. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
He was a man who had power and used it.
S01 • E01 He was also a cruel man with no moral scruples - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He was also a cruel man with no moral scruples
S01 • E03 If you conduct an operation - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:17
If you conduct an operation
S01 • E02 The FBI examined Ames's life, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The FBI examined Ames's life,
S01 • E02 As unseemly as it sounds, we dug through the man's trash. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
As unseemly as it sounds, we dug through the man's...
S01 • E02 Sifting through the rubbish - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
Sifting through the rubbish
S01 • E03 Then that is still a bonus as far as Russia is concerned, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
Then that is still a bonus as far as Russia is concerned,
S01 • E02 It was an operational message telling the KGB, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
It was an operational message telling the KGB,
S01 • E01 (audience laughs) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
(audience laughs)
S01 • E03 This thinking, espoused long ago - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:17
This thinking, espoused long ago
S01 • E02 Now, armed with the evidence - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Now, armed with the evidence
S01 • E02 In 1994, nine years after his first contact with the KGB, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
In 1994, nine years after his first contact with the KGB,
S01 • E01 There are some people who try and say, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
There are some people who try and say,
S01 • E01 But then there are others who have a different - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
But then there are others who have a different
S01 • E03 In order to understand today's Russia, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
In order to understand today's Russia,
S01 • E02 I grabbed his arms, put them behind his back, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
I grabbed his arms, put them behind his back,
S01 • E02 Unlike most of those he betrayed, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Unlike most of those he betrayed,
S01 • E03 Any threat, any challenge can never be considered - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Any threat, any challenge can never be considered
S01 • E01 Lavrentiy Beria's crowning glory - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
Lavrentiy Beria's crowning glory
S01 • E02 After a lifetime battling America's enemies, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
After a lifetime battling America's enemies,