It was Cold War policy for the KGB of the Soviet Union and the secret services of the satellite states to extensively monitor public and private opinion, internal subversion and possible …

Mar 1, 2018 · The KGB was the primary security and intelligence agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until the nation collapsed in 1991. The KGB served a multi-faceted role outside of …

Mar 19, 2025 · KGB, foreign intelligence and domestic security agency of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era the KGB’s responsibilities also included the protection of the country’s …

In February 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump was recruited as an "asset" by Russian intelligence in the late 1980s and given the codename "Krasnov," following...

Mar 19, 2025 · KGB - Soviet Security, Intelligence, Espionage: The KGB was created in 1954 to serve as the “sword and shield of the Communist Party.” The new security service, which …

Mar 29, 2022 · As the Soviet Union's primary secret intelligence agency during the Cold War, the KGB gained notoriety for its widespread global espionage. But the organization—and its …

Jul 26, 2018 · In the annals of spy organizations, the Soviet Union’s KGB has earned a mythical status. Like a combination of the FBI and CIA with a particularly Russian cleverness and …

The KGB, the Soviet Union's vast secret police and espionage apparatus, technically was dismantled decades ago. But it still exists under a new name.

From its inception and until the end of the Soviet Union, the KGB was a prominent force in Soviet politics and society. Its masterful covert intelligence operations and sabotages on foreign...

From 13 March 1954 to 6 November 1991, KGB was the main name for the main Soviet security agency, intelligence agency or spy agency, and the secret police agency. In March 1953, …