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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

They were all arrested except Boris Pugo, who killed himself to avoid capture

They were all arrested except Boris Pugo, who killed himself to avoid capture

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They were all arrested except Boris Pugo,
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who killed himself to avoid capture.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
701
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:58
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 • E03 The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The putsch in 1991 failed because the people preparing it
S01 • E01 But they tell me that this is an enemy, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
But they tell me that this is an enemy,
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