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Main Soviet security agency from 1954 to 1991
IPA: [kəmʲɪˈtʲed ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ]), abbreviated as KGB (Russian: КГБ, IPA: [ˌkɛɡɛˈbɛ]; listen to both) was the main security agency
KGB
The chairman of the KGB was the head of the Committee for State Security (KGB), the main security agency of the Soviet Union in 1954–1991. He was assisted
List_of_chairmen_of_the_KGB
Headquarters of the FSB in Moscow, Russia
Shchusev from 1940 to 1947. It was previously the national headquarters of the KGB. Soviet hammer-and-sickles can still be seen on the building's facade. The
Lubyanka_Building
File archiver and data compression utility
KGB Archiver is a discontinued file archiver and data compression utility that employs the PAQ6 compression algorithm. Written in Visual C++ by Tomasz
KGB_Archiver
Belarusian national intelligence agency
The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB RB) is the national intelligence agency, and secret police force of Belarus. Along with its
State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus
State_Security_Committee_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
since 1999. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant
Vladimir_Putin
1998 American drama film by John Dahl
Poker. At an underground Texas hold 'em game run by Russian mobster Teddy "KGB", an overconfident Mike loses his entire $30,000 bankroll in a single hand
Rounders_(film)
Classic rock radio station in San Diego
KGB-FM (101.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to San Diego, California, United States. It is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts a classic
KGB-FM
Handwritten notes of KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin
collection of handwritten notes about secret KGB operations spanning the period between the 1930s and 1980s made by KGB archivist Vasili Mitrokhin which he shared
Mitrokhin_Archive
KGB colonel and double agent (1938–2025)
Kelsen CMG; 10 October 1938 – 4 March 2025) was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (rezident) and bureau chief in London and a British
Oleg_Gordievsky
Walking pattern of KGB or Red Army members
The gunslinger's gait or KGB walk is a walking pattern observed in individuals associated with the KGB or the Red Army.[citation needed] It is a standard
Gunslinger's_gait
komiteja; Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Латвийской ССР) or KGB of LSSR (Latvian: VDK) was the secret police and state security organization
Committee for State Security of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Latvian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
Topics referred to by the same term
KGBS may refer to: KGBS-CD, a television station (channel 19) licensed to serve Austin, Texas, United States KENS, a television station (virtual channel
KGBS
Principal security agency of Russia
security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK)
Federal_Security_Service
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up KGB in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. KGB is a former Soviet security and intelligence agency. KGB may also refer to: State Security Committee
KGB_(disambiguation)
American double agent and spy (1944–2023)
the Russians. Hanssen sold about six thousand classified documents to the KGB that detailed U.S. strategies in the event of nuclear war, developments in
Robert_Hanssen
Topics referred to by the same term
KGB Museum may refer to one of the following Museum of the KGB, Moscow, Russia Vilnius KGB Museum, Lithuania A museum on the 23rd floor of the Sokos Hotel
KGB_Museum
USSR military troops
The KGB Security Troops were the uniformed paramilitary troops of the Soviet KGB which engaged in military-related activities that are not mentioned in
KGB_Security_Troops
Former museum in New York City
The KGB Espionage Museum was a museum dedicated to the unbiased presentation of historical and contemporary KGB espionage equipment and tradecraft. The
KGB_Espionage_Museum
German-American author, former East German KGB spy
information officer (CIO) at a Fortune 500 energy firm and former operative of the KGB who spied on the United States from 1978 to 1988. Exposed after the Cold
Jack_Barsky
2026 American TV series or program
For All Mankind. Anna Maxwell Martin as Lyudmilla Raskova, the head of the KGB surveillance department at Star City Agnes O'Casey as Irina Morozova, a recent
Star_City_(TV_series)
Soviet-era themed bar in New York City, US
KGB is a Soviet era-themed ("Communist chic" ) bar located in the East Village of New York City. Before its present incarnation, the building had been
KGB_(bar)
Russian spy
1932) is a former Soviet foreign counter-intelligence officer of the PGU KGB SSSR. He was the case officer for both Aldrich Ames, a CIA counter-intelligence
Victor_Cherkashin
Slovak singer-songwriter (born 2003)
act for Demi Lovato's It's Not That Deep Tour. She released her single "KGB" the same month. The day after her final performance for the It's Not That
Adéla_(singer)
American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)
Both Ames and Hanssen were recruited by Victor Cherkashin, a high-ranking KGB officer. Aldrich Hazen ("Rick") Ames was born in River Falls, Wisconsin,
Aldrich_Ames
Australian drama television miniseries
KGB is an Australian comedy television series. Created and directed by Luke and Dan Riches, it starred Clarence Ryan and Bjorn Stewart as a pair of detectives
KGB_(TV_series)
Armed border guard of the Soviet Union
Cheka/OGPU, then to NKVD/MGB and, finally, to the KGB. Accordingly, they were known as NKVD Border Security and KGB Border Troops. Unlike the border guards of
Soviet_Border_Troops
Radio station in San Diego, California
KGB (760 AM) is a broadcast radio station in the United States. Licensed to San Diego, California, it is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a sports format
KGB_(AM)
the Committee for State Security (KGB) of the Soviet Union. Putin was recruited by the Leningrad Directorate of the KGB, serving in the Fifth Chief Directorate
Intelligence career of Vladimir Putin
Intelligence_career_of_Vladimir_Putin
1992 video game
KGB is a video game released for the Amiga and IBM PC compatibles in 1992. Set in the decadent final days of the Soviet Union, KGB is considered to be
KGB_(video_game)
British television news channel
GB News is a British free-to-air editorial television and radio news channel based in London, England. Announced in September 2020 and launched in June
GB_News
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984
1982 until his death in 1984. He previously served as the Chairman of the KGB from 1967 until 1982. Earlier in his career, Andropov served as the Soviet
Yuri_Andropov
by Russian defector Vasili Mitrokhin for an alleged covert program by the KGB against the United States during the Cold War. The program is mentioned in
Operation_Cedar_(KGB)
KGB prison cells in Tallinn, Estonia
The KGB Prison Cells (Estonian: KGB Vangikongid) are former prison cells which were used by the KGB in Tallinn, Estonia. The building, known as Pagari
KGB_Prison_Cells
1978 French film
L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde (Italian title: CIA contro KGB, US title: Last In, First Out) is a 1978 French-Italian film. It stars Bruno Cremer, Donald
CIA_contro_KGB
CIA officer from 1950 to 1972
controversial KGB defector Yuri Nosenko, who claimed a couple of months after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that the KGB had nothing to
Tennent_H._Bagley
2013 American period spy drama television series
Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys), two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls
The_Americans
Memorials to victims of the KGB have been set up in several countries that were formerly occupied by the Soviet Union, often in former KGB prisons, to document
KGB_victim_memorials
Sbornik KGB SSSR (ru:Сборник КГБ СССР) (USSR KGB Review), was a Russian-language secret inhouse journal published by the Soviet KGB in Moscow for the
Sbornik_KGB_SSSR
Sports mascot
KGB Chicken or simply The Chicken) is a sports mascot played by Ted Giannoulas. The character originated in 1974 in an animated TV commercial for KGB-FM
San_Diego_Chicken
Russian activist and KGB general (born 1934)
1934) is a former KGB general (stripped of his rank and awards by a Russian Court decision in 2002). He was during a time, head of KGB political operations
Oleg_Kalugin
Use of sexual activity in espionage
attempted seduction by a KGB swallow or raven." Ghislaine Maxwell’s father, Robert Maxwell, was engaged with both MI6 and the KGB. Ghislaine Maxwell was
Sexpionage
Soviet double agent (died 1987)
agent working as a KGB officer as well as an intelligence asset for the United States. While serving as a lieutenant colonel in the KGB, he was stationed
Valery_Martynov
KGB agent who defected to US (1926–2008)
1926 – 29 December 2008) was a Soviet KGB defector and author. Born in Soviet Ukraine, he became a major in the KGB before defecting in 1961. While most
Anatoliy_Golitsyn
Russian term describing mafia-like control of society by secret services
security services (originally the Cheka, hence the name, but most famously the KGB) strongly controlled all spheres of society. Similar circumstances exist
Chekism
New York company
kgb (stylized in lower case) is a privately held, New York–based company that provides directory assistance and enhanced information services across Europe
Knowledge_Generation_Bureau
Renegade Intelligence Officers 1924-1954. pp. 214–262. Riehle, Kevin. "Post-KGB Lives: Is There Such a Thing as a Former Chekist?". International Journal
List_of_KGB_defectors
Book by Ladislav Bittman
The KGB and Soviet Disinformation: An Insider's View is a 1983 non-fiction book by Lawrence Martin-Bittman (then known as Ladislav Bittman), a former
The KGB and Soviet Disinformation
The_KGB_and_Soviet_Disinformation
East German intelligence agency and secret police
dissent. The function of the Stasi in East Germany resembled that of the KGB in the Soviet Union, in that it served to maintain state authority and the
Stasi
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
was observed by 11,000 military personnel of the Soviet Armed Forces. The KGB helped develop the signals intelligence capabilities of the North Vietnamese
Vietnam_War
the KGB border guard, once subordinated to the Moldavian KGB, reported directly to party leaders in Moscow. From July 1972 to its disbandment, the KGB was
Committee for State Security of the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Moldavian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
American political controversy
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Cuban prime minister Fidel Castro, the KGB, or some combination of these individuals and entities. Some conspiracy theories
John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories
1985 American film
KGB: The Secret War is a 1985 American film directed by Dwight H. Little, his theatrical debut. A spy thriller about a KGB agent operating inside the U
KGB:_The_Secret_War
Prison in Minsk, Belarus
The Pre-Trial Detention Centre of the KGB of Belarus (Belarusian: Следчы ізалятар КДБ Беларусі, romanized: Sledčy izaliatar KDB Bielarusi; Russian: Следственный
Amerikanka
Russian intelligence agency
intelligence agency of Russia. The SVR succeeded the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in December 1991. The SVR has its headquarters in the Yasenevo District of
Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)
Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(Russia)
Russian school of intelligence tradecraft
Academy was chartered August 24, 1992, to absorb the Higher School of the KGB and the Academy of Border Troops. The academy is located at the 1980 Olympic
FSB_Academy
British civil servant and Soviet spy (1912–2005)
was a British civil servant, Communist Party of Great Britain member and KGB spy. Born to a British mother and Latvian father, Norwood is most famous
Melita_Norwood
Russian federal law enforcement agency concerned with protection of state officials
to the USSR's Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB and later Presidential Security Service (SBP) led by KGB general Alexander Korzhakov. On May 27, 1996
Federal Protective Service (Russia)
Federal_Protective_Service_(Russia)
Former intelligence officer (born 1953)
former Soviet intelligence officer of Ukrainian origin. He was a Major in the KGB between 1980 and 1990. From April 1985 to 1987, he was a resident spy in
Yuri_Shvets
Soviet-era Russian intelligence officer (born 1936)
1936) is a former high-ranking KGB disinformation officer in the Soviet Union. After 25 years of service in the KGB, he apparently defected to the United
Vitaly_Yurchenko
2004 nonfiction book by Victor Cherkashin
Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames to work for the USSR's KGB. Full title: Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer - The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert
Spy_Handler
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
party was de facto centralised and unitary. The state security police (the KGB and its predecessor agencies) played an important role in Soviet politics
Soviet_Union
Soviet KGB agent who ostensibly defected to the United States (1927–2008)
2008) was a KGB officer who allegedly defected to the United States in 1964. Controversy arose over whether he was a genuine defector or a KGB "plant." As
Yuri_Nosenko
KGB Chairman (1961–1967)
12 January 2001) was a Soviet politician, who served as Chairman of the KGB from November 1961 to May 1967. A protégé of Alexander Shelepin, he rose
Vladimir_Semichastny
Soviet titanium combat helmet
''Altyn'') is a titanium helmet developed in the Soviet Union and adopted by the KGB. Providing great protection to the wearer and equipped with an armored visor
Altyn_(helmet)
Colombian academic and former Soviet spy
information to the KGB’s Victor Cherkashin, starting in April 1985. In 1991, shortly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the KGB was re-badged as
Rosario_Casas_Dupuy
Soviet intelligence officer (1903–1971)
a Soviet intelligence officer. He adopted his alias to alert his Soviet KGB handlers when he was arrested in the USA on charges of espionage by the FBI
Rudolf_Abel
KGB/DGI propaganda campaign
Operation TOUCAN was a KGB/DGI public relations and disinformation campaign directed at the military government of Chile led by Augusto Pinochet, particularly
Operation_Toucan_(KGB)
Member of the KGB undercover in the Soviet Union
The active reserve of the KGB (Russian: действующий резерв КГБ) are members of the organization who work undercover "either pretending to assume various
Active_reserve_(KGB)
KGB officer
who defected to Great Britain. He worked as an undercover agent for the KGB in Iran beginning in 1977. The details of his defection are uncertain, but
Vladimir_Kuzichkin
KGB Directorate Tasked with protecting Soviet Government officials
colloquially known as the Devyatka (Девятка), was a security force of the KGB responsible for the protection of high-ranking Communist Party of the Soviet
Ninth_Chief_Directorate_(KGB)
Soviet archivist for the foreign intelligence service (1922–2004)
Union's foreign intelligence service, the First Chief Directorate of the KGB, who defected to the United Kingdom in 1992. Mitrokhin first offered his
Vasili_Mitrokhin
British ring of spies for the Soviet Union
passed large amounts of intelligence to the Soviets, so much so that the KGB became suspicious that at least some of it was false. Perhaps as important
Cambridge_Five
Russian elite special forces unit
referred to as Spetsgruppa "V" Vympel (pennant in Russian,), but also known as KGB Directorate "V", Vega Group, is a stand-alone sub-unit of Russia's special
Vympel
Soviet-Russian KGB functionary (1925-2019)
December 1925 – 17 June 2019) was a Soviet and Russian KGB functionary, who worked as the chief of the KGB sub-unit responsible for repressing dissent (Fifth
Filipp_Bobkov
KGB officer
Савченко; 9 March 1908 – 5 September 1999) was a Soviet Communist Party and KGB executive. Savchenko made a career as a political officer in the Red Army
Ivan_Savchenko
1947–1991 geopolitical rivalry between US and USSR
"KGB Active Measures – Russia / Soviet Intelligence Agencies". irp.fas.org. Retrieved 13 November 2021. "Inside the KGB: An interview with retired KGB
Cold_War
American spy against the Soviet Union
Южин; born February 21, 1942) is a former Soviet spy. He was a mole in the KGB, spying for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1970s and 1980s before
Boris_Yuzhin
Soviet politician and chairman of the KGB (1924–2007)
1924 – 23 November 2007) was a Soviet lawyer, diplomat, and head of the KGB, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU. Initially
Vladimir_Kryuchkov
KGB cold war operation against the U.S.
by Russian defector Vasili Mitrokhin for an alleged active measure by the KGB against the United States during the Cold War. The intention was supposedly
Operation_PANDORA
Radio station in San Diego, California, United States
call sign KGB from 1928 to 1982. Art Linkletter was an announcer and later station manager for KGB radio in the 1930s. General Tire owned KGB from 1950
KLSD
British spy in the USSR (1919–1963)
Former KGB major-general Oleg Kalugin does not mention Penkovsky in his comprehensive memoir about his career in intelligence against the West. The KGB defector
Oleg_Penkovsky
Soviet journalist and defector (1939–1993)
three quarters of Novosti's staff were actually KGB officers, with the remainder being co-opted or KGB freelance writers and informers like himself. Bezmenov
Yuri_Bezmenov
2019 American science fiction drama
nuclear engine design as the Soviet design does not work. She refuses, but KGB agents blackmail her and threaten to kill Sergei. Karen offers Aleida a job
For_All_Mankind_(TV_series)
Soviet major general and spy (1921–1988)
during the Cold War. According to former high-level KGB officer Sergey Kondrashev, Polyakov acted as a KGB disinformation agent at the FBI's New York City
Dmitri_Polyakov
Department of the Soviet KGB concerned with external intelligence
the Committee for State Security under the USSR council of ministers (PGU KGB) was the organization responsible for foreign operations and intelligence
First_Chief_Directorate
Fictional character
Irina, who shared his dream of joining the KGB. When Philip is accepted into the Illegals Program (where KGB agents live permanently undercover in the
Philip Jennings (The Americans)
Philip_Jennings_(The_Americans)
Russian novelist and retired KGB colonel (born 1934)
1934) is a Russian novelist and retired colonel in the KGB. He served as spymaster and head of the KGB stations in the United Kingdom and Denmark during the
Mikhail_Lyubimov
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016
told by one of his professors that it was "definitely an attempt" by the KGB to recruit him. In October 1985 Cameron began his Bachelor of Arts course
David_Cameron
Soviet spy & diplomat (1922–1984)
name FEDORA, was a KGB Colonel who offered his services to the FBI and CIA between 1962 and 1977. Kulak's assertion that there was a KGB mole within the
Aleksey_Kulak
informally applied to people under the Federal Security Service of Russia, the KGB's successor in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. For most
Chronology of Soviet secret police agencies
Chronology_of_Soviet_secret_police_agencies
American spy for Soviet Union
1251 KGB New York to Moscow, 2 September 1944; 1524 KGB New York to Moscow, 27 October 1944; 1582 KGB New York to Moscow, 12 November 1944; 1636 KGB New
Helen_Koral
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
(2005). Hitler's Death: Russia's Last Great Secret from the Files of the KGB. London: Chaucer Press. ISBN 978-1-904449-13-3. Waite, Robert G. L. (1993)
Adolf_Hitler
Central Intelligence Agency officer (1917–1987)
As chief, Angleton was significantly involved in the defection of Soviet KGB agents Anatoliy Golitsyn and Yuri Nosenko. Through Golitsyn, Angleton became
James_Jesus_Angleton
Soviet engineer and CIA spy (1927–1986)
aircraft radars used on the MiG-29, MiG-31, and Su-27; and other avionics. The KGB executed him in Moscow for espionage in 1986. Tolkachev said his distrust
Adolf_Tolkachev
American professional wrestler
surfer gimmick from Zuma Beach, California. He went on to wrestle as "KGB", under a KGB agent gimmick. In 1995, Howard was recruited to wrestle on television
Tom_Howard_(wrestler)
Byelorussian Branch of the KGB
Committee for State Security of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (KGB of the BSSR; Belarusian: Камітэт дзяржаўнай бяспекі Беларускай ССР; Russian:
Committee for State Security of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
Committee_for_State_Security_of_the_Byelorussian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
2026 Nonfiction book by Gordon Corera
in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB is a nonfiction account of a former Soviet Union KGB librarian, Vasili Mitrokhin, who smuggled highly
The_Spy_in_the_Archive
NATO command post exercise in 1983
1981 closed-session meeting of senior KGB officers and Soviet leaders, General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev and KGB chairman Yuri Andropov bluntly announced
Able_Archer_83
Soviet spy for the United States
1987) was a KGB official who was also a CIA asset. A son of a Ukrainian SMERSH veteran, he was assigned to the First Chief Directorate of the KGB in 1982
Gennady_Varenik
KGB
KGB
KGB
KGB
Girl/Female
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Daughter of Earth
Girl/Female
Tamil
Evening, Twilight, Dusk
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Sheep Meadow
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, German
Harpist; Minstrel; Harp Player
Boy/Male
Muslim
Indian saint in 1440, Great, Famous sufi saint
Girl/Female
Indian
Desire
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Dirk, DIERK means "first of the people; king of nations."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mother of Bharat in Ramayan (Dashartha's youngest queen and mother of Bharata who asked for Rama's exile)
Boy/Male
Muslim
The sun.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Rich
KGB
KGB
KGB
KGB
KGB