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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

Well in the old Soviet days, the Soviet system was built on three pillars, communist...

Well in the old Soviet days, the Soviet system was built on three pillars, communist party, the security service, and the military industrial complex

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Well in the old Soviet days,
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the Soviet system was built on three pillars,
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communist party, the security service,
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and the military industrial complex.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:58
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 • E02 Khrushchev was bringing a lighter touch - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
Khrushchev was bringing a lighter touch
S01 • E01 The joke was, "The whole world is arming itself - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
The joke was, "The whole world is arming itself
S01 • E02 (dramatic music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:12
(dramatic music)
S01 • E03 With the collapse of the USSR, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
With the collapse of the USSR,
S01 • E01 (knocking on door) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
(knocking on door)
S01 • E02 Ironically, it was the KGB which would help - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Ironically, it was the KGB which would help
S01 • E01 I was eight months pregnant - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
I was eight months pregnant
S01 • E03 When he found out that he was going to be made president - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
When he found out that he was going to be made president
S01 • E02 Nikita Khrushchev knew from his spies, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Nikita Khrushchev knew from his spies,
S01 • E01 (people speak Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:04
(people speak Russian)
S01 • E01 There were complications, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
There were complications,
S01 • E02 Khrushchev met threat with counter threat - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Khrushchev met threat with counter threat
S01 • E03 There's a round of applause and laughter afterwards - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
There's a round of applause and laughter afterwards
S01 • E02 The Soviets placed missiles on the Cuban territory. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
The Soviets placed missiles on the Cuban territory.
S01 • E01 When they brought me my dead baby, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
When they brought me my dead baby,
S01 • E02 And in the United States, they learned about it. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
And in the United States, they learned about it.
S01 • E03 As an early demonstration of his authority, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
As an early demonstration of his authority,
S01 • E02 In a story untold until today, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:11
In a story untold until today,
S01 • E03 The west had been urging restraint, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
The west had been urging restraint,
S01 • E01 At 99 years old Vera still mourns. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
At 99 years old Vera still mourns.