In the 1980s, the Soviet Union glasnost provoked KGB Chairman Vladimir Kryuchkov (in office: 1988–1991) to lead the August 1991 Soviet coup d'état in an attempt to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev. The failed coup d'état and the collapse of the USSR heralded the end of the KGB on 3 December 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 29, 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 played a major role in the purge of Beria’s supporters, was designed to be carefully controlled by senior Communist Party officials.

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 communist-era...

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 1, 2018 · What Is the KGB? 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 and...

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.

Belarus is the only post-Soviet Union era country where the national security organization is still called "KGB". Belarus is where Felix Dzerzhinsky started a group called the Cheka, which was an organization in the Soviet Union before the MVD or the KGB was started.

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, the KGB served as the primary security agency for the Soviet Union, handling the state’s foreign intelligence and domestic security operations.