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Form of the KGB
After, the death of Joseph Stalin who was a de facto leader of the Soviet Union, the MVD put a stop to extreme violence and was reorganized to form the KGB. It was created to serve as a sword and shield for the Communist Party. -
What is the KGB?
The intelligence and internal security agency of the former Soviet Union. Russia’s intelligence agency, the security agency and the secret police all came under the KGB. -
KGB in the US
The KGB failed to rebuild most of its US illegal resident networks. KGB success was the recruitment of US Navy Chief Warrant Officer John Anthony Walker who ifor eighteen years enabled Soviet Intelligence, and track the US Navy. -
Chairman of KGB
Yuri Andropov was the chairman of the KGB from 1967 to 1982 , then later became the general secretary of the Communist Party. Yuri Andropov died on February 9, 1984, in Moscow -
Employment
One estimate puts the number of 490,000 people working for KGB in 1973. Gradually, it increased to 500,000. KGB was divide into different department, that were run by a representative to make sure the information that should be public was released. -
KGB secret file
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KGB spies
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KGB primary task
The primary task the KGB wanted to fulfill were protecting National leaders and information about them, punishment, and criminal investigations, where the KGB investigated many different crimes, certainly against those who were negative towards the goverment. -
Reason for KGB
The main reason the KGB was created was to gather intelligence in other nations, maintain the secret police, the guards protecting the borders, and mantain military forces. -
KGB's Policy
Many writers and artists were harassed by the KGB, and were threatened with persection for their religious beliefs. On a regular basis they would visit schools, farms, and factories to talk about keeping careful watch for possible danger. -
KGB important role
One of the KGB's important roles were to provide the leaders with information about the political attitudes and opinions of the public. Computer was a major resource for KGB, because it provided them with information. -
Former KGB agent
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KGB ended
The KGB fell apart in the 1980s . After Mikhail Gorbachev got power he started the reform towards the KBG. The KGB was later renamed the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. The KGB later ended on the 6 of November ,1991.
