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There were three revolutions in Russia in the early 1900s. The first in 1905 achieved a government called the duma and more civil rights including voting rights for a wider group of the population. The bolsheviks were only just splitting off from a previous socialist party called the social democrats at this point. The January 1917 revolution ended the tsarist ideology by forcing tsar Nicholas II to give up the throne, bolsheviks were somewhat involved, encouraging army mutiny and blocking railways etc. But they didnt come to power until October 1917 where they stormed the winter palace in petrograd and took over government from the provisional government (democrats who had taken over Russia after the January revolution). All in all the October revolutionary was relatively small scale, but bolshevik Propaganda played it up and they went on to control Russia until 1989
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What does KGB stand for-?
In Russian KGB means Komitjet Gosudarstvjennoj Bjezopasnosti, translated this means Committee for State Security
Is KGB still going today?
The KGB, which was the main security agency for the Soviet Union, was officially disbanded in 1991. However, some of its functions were transferred to the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation. While the KGB as an organization no longer exists, its legacy continues in the form of the FSB, which is still active today.
What is KGB regarding Russia?
The KGB was the intelligence and internal security agency of the former Soviet Union. KGB [Russian, from K(omitet) G(osudarstvennoĭ) B(ezopasnosti) : komitet, committee + gosudarstvennoĭ, genitive of gosudarstvennyĭ, of the state + bezopasnosti, genitive of bezopasnost', security.] And, although the KGB is no longer the security service such as the Military's GRU, the president of Russia was a former Lieutenant Colonel in the KGB -so, has it really gone away regarding Russia and Putin's actions? On December 21, 1995, the President of Russia Boris Yeltsin signed the decree that disbanded the KGB, which was then substituted by the FSB, the current domestic state security agency of the Russian Federation. In Belarus, a former Soviet republic, the official Russian name of the State Security Agency remains "KGB". The term is also sometimes used metaphorically in the Western press to refer to the FSB since 1991. Main Intelligence Administration (GRU) Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie (GRU) Check this Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/russiagov/putin.htm KGB And fro an abundant wealth of informatin on the subject check this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the KGB of the Soviet Union. For the intelligence services in Belarus, see State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus. For other uses, see KGB (disambiguation). The KGB emblem and motto: The sword and the shield KGB (transliteration of "КГБ") is the Russian abbreviation for Committee for State Security (Russian: Комитет государственной безопасности (help·info); Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti), which was the umbrella organization serving as the Soviet Union's premier security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency, from 1954 to 1991. The KGB's operational domain encompassed functions and powers like those exercised by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the counter-intelligence (internal security) division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency, the Federal Protective Service, and the Secret Service in the United States, or by the twin organizations MI5 and Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom.
What is the official name for the KGB?
The official name for the KGB is the "Committee for State Security" (in Russian, Комитет государственной безопасности, or Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti). It was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its dissolution in 1991. The KGB was responsible for intelligence, counterintelligence, and various state security operations. After the fall of the Soviet Union, its functions were divided among several agencies in Russia.
Did Ivan the Terrible have secret police?
Yes, the most certainly did. Even today Soviet people shudder when they think about the KGB. It infiltrated organizations, business and social groups, reporting anything that was considered anti-communist. Russia, under the Tsar had a secret police force known as the Okhrana. After the Bolshevik takeover in the October Revolution, there was the VCheKa, or Cheka. Then it became the GPU; then the OGPU. After a time it became the KGB.
What does KGB stand for-?
In Russian KGB means Komitjet Gosudarstvjennoj Bjezopasnosti, translated this means Committee for State Security
Who were afraid of the KGB?
Russian people
KGB?
russian secrt police
Who are the KGB?
KGB is Russiaâ??s state security or military service branch specializing in foreign intelligence and counterintelligence. KGB is widely known for harsh tactics during the Cold War.
What purpose did the KGB serve?
They were the Russian secret police.
Who did the KGB work for?
The KGB stands for Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti in Russian. This organization worked for the Soviet Union until the late 1950's.
Is Carol Burnett KGB?
Yes. She was "sponsored" she likes to say by the Russian KGB. She was a hat check girl in NYC at the time. She is a traitor of the USA.
What preceded the KGB?
Before the Russian Revolution the state security was called the Okhranka. Under Lenin that task was called the Cheka. It underwent several name changes OGPU, NKGB, MGB and then the MVD. It is currently called the FSB, with the foreign branch as the SVR.
How has the KGB evolved since it was first created?
The KGB is Russia's secret police organization created in 1917. In the beginning, the KGB was under control of the People's commission of the USSR. In 1991, the KGB was dissolved, and the foreign intelligence committee assumed duties.
Is the KGB still active?
The KGB dissolved in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was replaced by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) which is one of the main security agencies in Russia today.
How do you say'I am a KGB agent' in Russian?
You wouldn't. You'd call yourself an officer of whatever Chief Directorate of the KGB you worked for. How you'd translate that I have no idea--if you don't know Cyrillic you can't even use Babelfish, though it has an English-Russian translator--but that's the phrase you'd use.
Is KGB still going today?
The KGB, which was the main security agency for the Soviet Union, was officially disbanded in 1991. However, some of its functions were transferred to the Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation. While the KGB as an organization no longer exists, its legacy continues in the form of the FSB, which is still active today.
