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{{Quote|There is no such thing as a former KGB man.|[[Vladimir Putin]]}}

The '''Committee for State Security''' (''Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности'') or more commonly known as the '''KGB''' was the main intelligence agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until it’s dissolution in 1991.

The '''Committee for State Security''' (''Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности'') or more commonly known as the '''KGB''' was the main intelligence agency of the Soviet Union and Russia from 1954 until it’s dissolution in 1991.

==Background==

As a direct successor of preceding agencies such as the [[Cheka]], [[NKVD]] and [[MVD]], the committee was attached to the Council of Ministers. It was the chief government agency of "union-republican jurisdiction", acting as internal security, intelligence and [[secret police]]. Similar agencies were constituted in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from Russian SFSR, and consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions.

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-The '''Committee for State Security''' (''Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности'') or more commonly known as the '''KGB''' was the main intelligence agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until it’s dissolution in 1991.
+The '''Committee for State Security''' (''Комите́т Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности'') or more commonly known as the '''KGB''' was the main intelligence agency of the Soviet Union and Russia from 1954 until it’s dissolution in 1991.
 ==Background==
 As a direct successor of preceding agencies such as the [[Cheka]], [[NKVD]] and [[MVD]], the committee was attached to the Council of Ministers. It was the chief government agency of "union-republican jurisdiction", acting as internal security, intelligence and [[secret police]]. Similar agencies were constituted in each of the republics of the Soviet Union aside from Russian SFSR, and consisted of many ministries, state committees and state commissions.