The KGB ()

Synopsis:
Established in 1954, the KGB was the foreign intelligence and domestic security arm of the Soviet Union. With nearly half a million personnel and millions of secret informants, the agency often used brutal tactics that instilled fear among citizens and effectively destroyed dissent within the USSR. During the Soviet era, the KGB's responsibilities also included the protection of the country's political leadership, the supervision of border troops and the general surveillance of the population.
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