KGB: The Soviet Union's Secret Police | Vibepedia

The KGB, or Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, was the primary security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 to 1991. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky in 1917 as the Cheka, the organization underwent several transformations, ultimately becoming the KGB in 1954 under the leadership of Ivan Serov. The KGB was responsible for internal security, foreign intelligence, and counterintelligence, with a network of informants and agents spanning the globe. Notable operations include the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The KGB's legacy continues to influence modern Russian intelligence agencies, such as the FSB and SVR. With a Vibe score of 8.2, the KGB remains a fascinating and complex topic, with many of its secrets still shrouded in mystery.