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KGB - The Sword and the Shield

What to do with the political prisoners

With the German army bearing down on them, they had a problem: what to do with the political prisoners

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With the German army bearing down on them,
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they had a problem:
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what to do with the political prisoners.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
64
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:38
Uploaded
Jun 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 Before the occupation, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Before the occupation,
S01 • E02 We warned Moscow that this type of accident might happen. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
We warned Moscow that this type of accident might happen.
S01 • E01 (soft music) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:14
(soft music)
S01 • E03 He spent 40 minutes telling me how good life would be - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
He spent 40 minutes telling me how good life would be
S01 • E02 There was a shortage of cement - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
There was a shortage of cement
S01 • E03 I told him, if you want to make us happy, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
I told him, if you want to make us happy,
S01 • E02 As a consequence, the entire city of Pripyat, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
As a consequence, the entire city of Pripyat,
S01 • E01 In 1941, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
In 1941,
S01 • E03 Now the FSB chases everyone who expresses disagreement - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
Now the FSB chases everyone who expresses disagreement
S01 • E02 Andre Cohut, director of the KGB archive in Kiev, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:13
Andre Cohut, director of the KGB archive in Kiev,
S01 • E01 As the prisoners waited, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:10
As the prisoners waited,
S01 • E03 Today in Crimea, they've established a worse regime - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Today in Crimea, they've established a worse regime
S01 • E02 (speaking in foreign language) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
(speaking in foreign language)
S01 • E02 Instead, they rushed construction to finish it - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:06
Instead, they rushed construction to finish it
S01 • E01 Then another team came and shot anyone who was still alive. - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:05
Then another team came and shot anyone who was still alive.
S01 • E01 (Ruslan speaks Russian) - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:08
(Ruslan speaks Russian)
S01 • E02 It was very typical of the whole Soviet Union, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:09
It was very typical of the whole Soviet Union,
S01 • E03 It says, "In order to force the Crimean Tatar people - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:15
It says, "In order to force the Crimean Tatar people
S01 • E01 In the first week of the war, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
In the first week of the war,
S01 • E02 After the meltdown, - KGB - The Sword and the Shield 00:07
After the meltdown,