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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(soft music) State-sponsored movies and novels also glamorized the Security Services...

(soft music) State-sponsored movies and novels also glamorized the Security Services through the exploits of men like Nikolai Kuznetsov, a Russian equivalent of James Bond

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State-sponsored movies and novels
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also glamorized the Security Services
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through the exploits of men like Nikolai Kuznetsov,
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a Russian equivalent of James Bond.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:10
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 • E02 They show one of the KGB's top spymasters, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
They show one of the KGB's top spymasters,
S01 • E03 Inevitably, the people cried out for an end to the chaos. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Inevitably, the people cried out for an end to the chaos.
S01 • E03 The internal security service, rebranded under Yeltsin - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
The internal security service, rebranded under Yeltsin
S01 • E01 (Kuznetsov speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(Kuznetsov speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 Foreign spies had put Russia on a par - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Foreign spies had put Russia on a par
S01 • E01 Films depicted his daring behind German lines - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Films depicted his daring behind German lines
S01 • E02 Stalin believed, first of all, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Stalin believed, first of all,
S01 • E03 Former KGB officers start taking over businesses - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Former KGB officers start taking over businesses
S01 • E01 Many aspiring agents fell under the Kuznetsov spell. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Many aspiring agents fell under the Kuznetsov spell.
S01 • E02 After that, he could focus on building houses - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
After that, he could focus on building houses
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S01 • E03 It's a means of employing the security apparatus - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
It's a means of employing the security apparatus
S01 • E02 Military spending soared, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Military spending soared,
S01 • E03 But at the same time, it means that they themselves - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
But at the same time, it means that they themselves
S01 • E01 When he was still at school, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:29
When he was still at school,
S01 • E03 Everyone had a family - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Everyone had a family
S01 • E02 But the Russians could turn even nuclear war into a joke - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
But the Russians could turn even nuclear war into a joke
S01 • E03 People left the service - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
People left the service
S01 • E02 (crowd clapping) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(crowd clapping)
S01 • E03 They needed experienced people who knew - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
They needed experienced people who knew