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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(soft music) At first, everyone thinks that there's been a mistake because they see...

(soft music) At first, everyone thinks that there's been a mistake because they see themselves as class warriors

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At first, everyone thinks
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that there's been a mistake
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because they see themselves as class warriors.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:03
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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
S01 • E01 Most of those arrested - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Most of those arrested
S01 • E03 Most of the media is owned or controlled by the state. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
Most of the media is owned or controlled by the state.
S01 • E02 At the same time as rebranding the service, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
At the same time as rebranding the service,
S01 • E03 Six of Novaya Gazeta's correspondence have met - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Six of Novaya Gazeta's correspondence have met
S01 • E01 Then they fall into this machine - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Then they fall into this machine
S01 • E01 You were stripped naked, locked in a cell, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
You were stripped naked, locked in a cell,
S01 • E03 Yet no one can say with certainty - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Yet no one can say with certainty
S01 • E01 They bombard you with ludicrous charges - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
They bombard you with ludicrous charges
S01 • E02 Andropov believed that any element of descent, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Andropov believed that any element of descent,
S01 • E03 Everyone from common criminals to oligarchs - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Everyone from common criminals to oligarchs
S01 • E02 In 1968, Czechoslovakia, an ally of the USSR, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
In 1968, Czechoslovakia, an ally of the USSR,
S01 • E01 And maybe you were planning to assassinate Stalin. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
And maybe you were planning to assassinate Stalin.
S01 • E01 People always believe that the must've been some mistake - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
People always believe that the must've been some...
S01 • E02 The Prague Spring gave rise to hopes for more freedom. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
The Prague Spring gave rise to hopes for more freedom.
S01 • E03 Mikhail Trepashkin is still alive, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Mikhail Trepashkin is still alive,
S01 • E02 Hardliner Andropov used agent provocateur - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Hardliner Andropov used agent provocateur
S01 • E03 He left the organization in 1997 - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
He left the organization in 1997