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The glory of the Soviet Union
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

The glory of the Soviet Union now rested on one moment

The glory of the Soviet Union now rested on one moment

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The glory of the Soviet Union
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now rested on one moment.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
140
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:38
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Concorde-New Horizons

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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 His mother and an uncle had to talk him out of this - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
His mother and an uncle had to talk him out of this
S01 • E02 (booming) (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(booming) (dramatic music)
S01 • E03 Yeltsin turned his attention - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Yeltsin turned his attention
S01 • E01 But Dzerzhinsky didn't entirely abandon - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
But Dzerzhinsky didn't entirely abandon
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) (rumbling) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
(dramatic music) (rumbling)
S01 • E03 And from January, 1992, he came up with a big idea. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
And from January, 1992, he came up with a big idea.
S01 • E01 He carried over the ideals of a kind of Jesuit priest - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
He carried over the ideals of a kind of Jesuit priest
S01 • E03 He announced that state owned industries - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He announced that state owned industries
S01 • E02 The question reverberated around the world, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
The question reverberated around the world,
S01 • E01 Somebody who was part of society, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Somebody who was part of society,
S01 • E03 Large scale privatization was intended to give citizens - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Large scale privatization was intended to give citizens
S01 • E01 (Alexander speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(Alexander speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 And even today, disputes remain as to whether - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
And even today, disputes remain as to whether
S01 • E03 But the public had no experience of a private economy, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
But the public had no experience of a private economy,
S01 • E02 There was a debate between spies and atomic scientists, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
There was a debate between spies and atomic scientists,
S01 • E01 Even some of Lenin's closest associates - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Even some of Lenin's closest associates
S01 • E02 There's no need to play down either role - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
There's no need to play down either role
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:16
(soft music)
S01 • E03 This is a great opportunity to basically embezzle - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
This is a great opportunity to basically embezzle
S01 • E01 And they wanted to start a world revolution - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
And they wanted to start a world revolution