KGB: The Sword and the Shield
Ex-agents and victims of the Russian intelligence service—from its post-revolution roots through Putin—unpack its executions, secret wars and coups.
Season 1
S01:E01 - Episode 1
Set up as a ‘temporary’ measure by Lenin shortly after the revolution, the early years of the KGB soon became synonymous with mass executions.
S01:E02 - Episode 2
By August 1949, at least five years earlier than expected, the USSR became the world’s second superpower, thanks to its spies who had stolen America’s atomic secrets.
S01:E03 - Episode 3
Coup d’etats, assassinations, sex scandals, radioactive poisoning - it’s the stuff of a James Bond movie. But in today’s Russia, this is all very real.
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TV-PG
This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
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