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What is another word for the KGB?

Pronunciation: [ðə kˌe͡ɪd͡ʒˌiːbˈiː] (IPA)

The KGB, also known as the Soviet Secret Police, was a highly feared intelligence agency responsible for suppressing dissent and enforcing Soviet ideology during the Cold War. Synonyms for the KGB include the Committee for State Security, the Cheka, the NKVD, and the MGB. These organizations were all predecessors to the KGB and were established at different points in Soviet history. Each had its own specific functions, but all were characterized by their brutal tactics, including torture, imprisonment, and execution. Despite the KGB's dissolution in 1991, its legacy continues to shape modern-day Russia and international politics.
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  • I saw a limit to what I was giving as kind of a scam I was running on the KGB, by giving them people that I knew were their double agents fed to us.
    Aldrich Ames
  • Let's say a Soviet exchange student back in the '70s would go back and tell the KGB about people and places and things that he'd seen and done and been involved with. This is not really espionage; there's no betrayal of trust.
    Aldrich Ames
  • Perhaps my information hurt the Soviet Union more than it helped. I have no idea. It was not something I ever discussed with the KGB officers that I was dealing with.
    Aldrich Ames
  • The only thing I ever withheld from the KGB were the names of two agents whom I personally had known and handled and had a particular feeling for.
    Aldrich Ames
  • I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB.
    Mathias Rust

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