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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Under his stewardship, the intelligence service had helped transform the Soviet Union into...

Under his stewardship, the intelligence service had helped transform the Soviet Union into a nation powerful enough to rival the American military might

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Under his stewardship, the intelligence service
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had helped transform the Soviet Union into a nation
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powerful enough to rival the American military might.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
71
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:53
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 A KGB officer doesn't usually wear a uniform. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
A KGB officer doesn't usually wear a uniform.
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E03 The FSB officer represents, I believe, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
The FSB officer represents, I believe,
S01 • E01 They were taken at the KGB training academy in Tashkent. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
They were taken at the KGB training academy in Tashkent.
S01 • E01 We learned languages and learned to shoot. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
We learned languages and learned to shoot.
S01 • E02 Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
Every bit the leader, Beria addressed the crowds
S01 • E01 There were professors, specialized research, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
There were professors, specialized research,
S01 • E03 The end of the Soviet Union, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:23
The end of the Soviet Union,
S01 • E02 When Stalin died, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When Stalin died,
S01 • E01 In their fortress-like training center - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:24
In their fortress-like training center
S01 • E02 Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Within weeks, Khrushchev mounted a coup
S01 • E03 One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
One Lieutenant Colonel from the former KGB
S01 • E02 He saw that Khrushchev was a Ukrainian simpleton, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He saw that Khrushchev was a Ukrainian simpleton,
S01 • E03 Vladimir Putin returned to his home city of Leningrad - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
Vladimir Putin returned to his home city of Leningrad
S01 • E02 Beria thought, I have all the power, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Beria thought, I have all the power,
S01 • E01 (Alexander speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(Alexander speaks Russian)
S01 • E03 He was kept on what's called the active reserve, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
He was kept on what's called the active reserve,
S01 • E02 Barrier was unaware that Khrushchev - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
Barrier was unaware that Khrushchev
S01 • E01 For example, in his office in the Lubyanka, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
For example, in his office in the Lubyanka,
S01 • E03 And in short order, he ended up at the mayor's office - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
And in short order, he ended up at the mayor's office