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The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it were incompetent

The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it were incompetent

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The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it
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were incompetent.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
675
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:04
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 Operation Enormous was run - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Operation Enormous was run
S01 • E03 And also I think they failed to account for the fact - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
And also I think they failed to account for the fact
S01 • E01 Enemies have been a preoccupation - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Enemies have been a preoccupation
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E01 In modern times, those enemies inside and out - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
In modern times, those enemies inside and out
S01 • E03 And the putsch seemed really like yesterday's men, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
And the putsch seemed really like yesterday's men,
S01 • E02 They could see that the American bomb worked - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
They could see that the American bomb worked
S01 • E03 The leaders of the coup were, in large part, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
The leaders of the coup were, in large part,
S01 • E02 They already had so much material - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
They already had so much material
S01 • E03 They had no new policies and had their coup succeeded, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
They had no new policies and had their coup succeeded,
S01 • E02 Soon after the war, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Soon after the war,
S01 • E01 The story of the KGB began over a century ago - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The story of the KGB began over a century ago
S01 • E02 The job of reverse engineering fell to physicist, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The job of reverse engineering fell to physicist,
S01 • E01 After the Bolsheviks took power in 1917, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
After the Bolsheviks took power in 1917,
S01 • E02 Each evening, Kurchatov would to an office at the Lubyanka - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Each evening, Kurchatov would to an office at the Lubyanka
S01 • E01 It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
It was called the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission
S01 • E02 (ominous music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
(ominous music)
S01 • E03 The last gasp of the old guard was symbolized - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
The last gasp of the old guard was symbolized
S01 • E01 The name changed several times in the last century, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
The name changed several times in the last century,
S01 • E03 The founder of Lennon's security service was carted away - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
The founder of Lennon's security service was carted...