KGB

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Nuclear Spies Julius Rosenberg was born in New York City on 12 May 1918, the son of Russian immigrants. He attended Seward High School and upon graduation began studies at City College in 1934, where he earned a degree in electrical engineering. During his time at City College that Julius became involved with the local chapter of the Young Communist League, a recruiting wing of the much larger US Communist Party. Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg was born in New…

The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991. While there were no direct military operations or battles between the two, billions of dollars were used to fund the war and millions of lives were lost. Following WWII, the United States was attempting to prevent the spread of the USSR’s Communist power in Africa, Asia, and the rest of Europe. Americans viewed communism as a threat to democratic freedom. Diverse theaters such as Korea,…

In the book My Life as a Spy by John A. Walker Jr, the author recounts his time as a spy for the Soviet Union while assigned as the Chief Warrant Officer and Communications Specialist for the US Navy. He reveals that not only was it him that sold off secrets to the Soviet Union, he also got his son, brother, ex-wife, and a close friend involved into it as well. The book starts off with Walker explaining his new job in the Navy aboard a Submarine, then dwelling into his family and their financial…

The Most Damaging Spy to Penetrate the FBI What would drive someone to betray his or her country and become the worst spy to ever penetrate the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? Robert Hanssen had a loving family, great job, and respect from his peers. However, two years after starting at the FBI he began spying for other countries. No one suspected Robert Hanssen of being a traitor; he worked hard at his job, showed up early for work, and stayed late when he needed. Throughout all…

had no knowledge that the secret/ KGB/NKVD even existed, and it really excites me. I hope it excites you too. For many, many years various countries have created and used some form of secret police such as the FBI and CIA. The names by which they are referred to varies based on the locations. In the United States of America these secret police agents are referred to as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA.) The KGB was originally established in…

Dziak, John J., Chekisty: A History of the KGB. Massachusetts: Lexington Books, 1988. Chekisty: A History of the KGB, by John Dziak, provides a descriptive background on why exactly state security was needed and formed under the Soviet Union. Dziak explains that there was a lot of suspicion and conspiracy initiated under the Bolshevik regime, causing the formation of the Cheka. He further explains how the secret police force was affected by changes such as the introduction of NEP, and the…

1954 to its downfall in 1991, the Russian Police, or KGB was both an intelligence agency and a primary source security agency. Working for the Soviet Union it was later named the "secret police." George Orwell used the facts and force of this agency to tie it into a book he wrote known as ,Animal Farm, In this book Orwell portrays many people and events that happened in history around this time and put it into the perspective of animals. Using the KGB as a force of dogs in his book, Orwell…

Westerners, Soviet dissidents, and Russian citizens believed that the feared Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti (KGB) would be dismantled forever. Russian and Western observers viewed the toppling of the “Iron Felix” Dzerzhinsky statue in August 1991 as the symbolic end of the era of Soviet political police repression. Subsequently, Gorbachev appointed Vadim Bakatin to reform the KGB. But what constituted reform? In December 1991, the KGB’s responsibilities were spread among several new…

“Overcoming the Monster”. In Sekret, Yulia, the main character, is taken from her family and forced to help the KGB (Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti) in spying and taking down Americans and others that were against them by using a special power that Yulia inherited at a young age. Yulia can read into people’s minds, and see into the past as well. Both of these powers are put to use in helping the KGB, even though YUlia’s being made to use them against her will. Yulia must use these powers…

All three organizations had become respective enemies of the President and his actions. The CIA needed Kennedy assassinated because he posed as an imminent threat to them, showing that he had goals of disbanding their entire agency. Secondly, the KGB and Soviet Union seeked the President’s death as he had forced them out of Cuba, destroying their morale and general respect, all while proceeding to secretly get closer to winning the Cold War. By killing the President, the Soviet Union would have…