The Committee for State Security (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности, romanized: Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, IPA: [kəmʲɪˈtʲed ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn (ː)əj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ]), abbreviated as KGB (Russian: КГБ, IPA: [ˌkɛɡɛˈbɛ]; listen to both ⓘ) was the main security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991.

Mar 29, 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 political leadership, the supervision of border troops, …

Mar 1, 2018 · KGB stands for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, which translates to “Committee for State Security.” The KGB headquarters occupied what is now a famous structure at Lubyanka Square—and...

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 29, 2025 · With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the KGB came under the control of Russia. The government of Russian President Boris Yeltsin supervised the division of the KGB into several major services responsible for internal security and foreign intelligence.

The KGB — a Russian acronym that stands for Committee for State Security — became infamous in those years, thanks to its prowess at stealing secrets and assassinating perceived enemies abroad, as well as crushing domestic dissent.

Jul 26, 2018 · The Russian intelligence agency KGB was legendary for its spycraft, violent methods, and far-reaching influence on world affairs.

Nov 1, 2019 · The Soviet Union's main internal and external security agency from 1954 until the breakup of the U.S.S.R. in 1991, the KGB wasn't created from scratch, but rather inherited …

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 soil...

KGB[1] is the Russian-language abbreviation for State Security Committee. [2] It was the main internal security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its break-up in 1991.