soviet kgb

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Noun soviet kgb has 1 sense

Committee for State Security, KGB, Soviet KGB - formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia
--₁ is a kind of Russian agency

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Soviet KGB

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The Soviet KGB, also known as the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, was the main security agency of the Soviet Union. It played a prominent role in intelligence gathering, counterintelligence, and maintaining internal security. The KGB wielded significant power and had a reputation for its espionage activities and suppressing political dissent.

Sample Sentences:

The Soviet KGB evolved from its predecessor, the Cheka, and operated from 1954 to 1991.
The KGB was notorious for infiltrating Western governments and spying on their activities.
Individuals suspected of opposing the Soviet regime often disappeared and were secretly interrogated by the KGB.
The KGB employed both overt and covert methods to maintain tight control over the Soviet population.

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