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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(somber instrumental music) When Stalin died in 1953, it seemed likely that his successor...

(somber instrumental music) When Stalin died in 1953, it seemed likely that his successor would be Lavrentiy Beria

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When Stalin died in 1953,
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it seemed likely that his successor
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would be Lavrentiy Beria.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:40
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 We were ready to sacrifice our lives for the country. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
We were ready to sacrifice our lives for the country.
S01 • E03 The difference between the FSB and the KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The difference between the FSB and the KGB
S01 • E01 Once they had caught the bug, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
Once they had caught the bug,
S01 • E03 The KGB officer is someone who represents the interests - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
The KGB officer is someone who represents the interests
S01 • E02 Under his stewardship, the intelligence service - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
Under his stewardship, the intelligence service
S01 • E01 A KGB officer doesn't usually wear a uniform. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
A KGB officer doesn't usually wear a uniform.
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E03 The FSB officer represents, I believe, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
The FSB officer represents, I believe,
S01 • E01 They were taken at the KGB training academy in Tashkent. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
They were taken at the KGB training academy in Tashkent.
S01 • E01 We learned languages and learned to shoot. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
We learned languages and learned to shoot.
S01 • E02 Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds
S01 • E01 There were professors, specialized research, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
There were professors, specialized research,
S01 • E03 The end of the Soviet Union, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:23
The end of the Soviet Union,
S01 • E02 When Stalin died, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When Stalin died,
S01 • E01 In their fortress-like training center - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:24
In their fortress-like training center
S01 • E02 Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup
S01 • E03 One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB
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,