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KGB is formed
The KGB was held in Russia.The MVD was reorganized and formed into the KGB after Stalin's death in March 1954. KGB means the state security police. This video is about the KGB. -
Motto of KGB
There was no date found when this motto was created, however the motto for the KGB is... "Loyalty to the party-Loyalty to the motherland." -
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Ivan Serov is Chairman
Ivan Serov helped build many secret police forces in Central and Eastern Europe. He was not only in charge of the KGB, but also the GRU which made him stand out. -
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Alexander Shelepin is Chairman
Besides being in charge of the KGB, he was also a party statesman. He was a part of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, which was the highest body of the Communist Parties of the Soviet Union. -
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Vladimir Semichastny is Chairman
Before being the head of the KGB, he was the first secretary of the Central Committee for Komsomol. He charged an American as being a spy while visiting Russia in hopes that the U.S. would release one their captured spies. -
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Yuri Andropov is Chairman
Andropov was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was also a Soviet politician. During his time as a Chairman for KGB, he ordered many active measures against the Czechoslovak reformers. He was also one of the main people in charge of the decision to invade Afghanistan in 1979. -
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Vitaly Fedorchuk is Chairman
Fedorchuk was a Ukrainian Soviet Administrator. From 1982 to 1986, he was the Soviet interior minister. -
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Viktor Chebrikov is Chairman
Chebrikov was a Soviet Union public official and security administrator. He was able to get information through a spy, therefore he was respectedd for it. -
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Vladimir Kryuchkov is Chairman
Besides being a Chairman for the KGB, he was a Soviet politician and a Communist Party member. He became Chairman after he became the General of the Army. -
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Leonid Shebarshin is Chairman
Shebarshin was only acting as a Chairman. He was the First Chief Directorate for the organization. -
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Vadim Bakatin is Chairman
Bakatin was a Soviet politican. He was also the last Chairman of the KGB. He was in charge of breaking up the KGB, but he was unsuccessful. -
Illegals Program
The Illegals Program dealt with undercover Russian agents in the United States. Ten of the agents were arrested after the FBI's investigation. -
Spies were found
There are few of the spies of the KGB still left but many were found in the US. This is also known as the Operation Ghost Stories. Ten of the agents were flown on July 9,2010 to Vienna for pleading guilty of failing to register as representative of a foreign government. -
Pictures of the KGB were released
The FBI released several images of the spies. Although the Russian spies were found in the United States, they did not let out any photos. On October 31, the photos of the 10 spies were released.
