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They didn't understand that most KGB officers
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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

They didn't understand that most KGB officers wouldn't support the putsch

They didn't understand that most KGB officers wouldn't support the putsch

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They didn't understand that most KGB officers
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wouldn't support the putsch.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
668
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:46
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 KGB spies were already supplying intelligence, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
KGB spies were already supplying intelligence,
S01 • E01 Russia's people have been encouraged - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Russia's people have been encouraged
S01 • E03 The cadre of coup leaders became known - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
The cadre of coup leaders became known
S01 • E02 There was a decision by Stalin to to concentrate - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
There was a decision by Stalin to to concentrate
S01 • E01 I want to be a citizen of the world - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
I want to be a citizen of the world
S01 • E03 They were all arrested except Boris Pugo, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
They were all arrested except Boris Pugo,
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 • 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 • 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