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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

(speaking in foreign language) One day on the 15th of May, we said enough, we won't work...

(speaking in foreign language) One day on the 15th of May, we said enough, we won't work anymore

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One day on the 15th of May, we said enough,
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we won't work anymore.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:20
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 He helped sidetrack Trotsky, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He helped sidetrack Trotsky,
S01 • E01 His reward came when Stalin chose - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
His reward came when Stalin chose
S01 • E02 We just wanted them to remove our number badges, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
We just wanted them to remove our number badges,
S01 • E01 The new leader was determined to drag the Soviet Union - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The new leader was determined to drag the Soviet Union
S01 • E01 But his modernization would need vast manpower. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
But his modernization would need vast manpower.
S01 • E02 When these simple requests were rejected, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
When these simple requests were rejected,
S01 • E03 Just one month after he took office, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Just one month after he took office,
S01 • E01 When Stalin began his forced modernization, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
When Stalin began his forced modernization,
S01 • E02 After 40 days, Moscow finally sent in tanks and soldiers. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
After 40 days, Moscow finally sent in tanks and soldiers.
S01 • E01 The role of the KGB in modernization is colossal. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
The role of the KGB in modernization is colossal.
S01 • E01 Hundreds of thousands of agitators, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Hundreds of thousands of agitators,
S01 • E02 We heard noise, shouting and machine gun fire - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
We heard noise, shouting and machine gun fire
S01 • E03 But former KGB investigator Mikhail Trepashkin - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
But former KGB investigator Mikhail Trepashkin
S01 • E01 The Gulag started out as a set of prison camps - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
The Gulag started out as a set of prison camps
S01 • E02 We woke up and didn't know what was happening. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
We woke up and didn't know what was happening.
S01 • E03 These apartment bombings may have happened - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
These apartment bombings may have happened
S01 • E01 Very quickly, though, it turned into something else. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Very quickly, though, it turned into something else.
S01 • E02 They pushed their guns through the windows - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
They pushed their guns through the windows
S01 • E01 The Bolsheviks saw that they had all these extra people, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The Bolsheviks saw that they had all these extra people,
S01 • E03 The Chechens are becoming too audacious, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The Chechens are becoming too audacious,