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KGB - The Sword and the Shield
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, with poisoning and hacking central to their operations. And the reason behind this is the rise of a lowly lieutenant colonel to President of this vast country, Vladimir Putin. This is the History of the KGB, told through its veterans AND its victims.
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Episode 1
Dserschinski & Co.
52 mins
Set up as a 'temporary' measure by Lenin shortly after the revolution, the early years of the KGB soon became synonymous with mass executions during the Red Terror of the early 1920s.
