The KGB of the Soviet Union is very powerful, but why is it notorious?

Historically, the KGB of the former Soviet Union was very powerful and pervasive, and many historical celebrities were its members. They spy on intelligence and counter-espionage activities, which frightened the enemy. However, a powerful organization like the KGB is notorious, but Putin is proud of it. What the hell is going on here? Today, let's take a look.

KGB KGB is a famous intelligence agency in the Soviet Union. Its full name is the Soviet National Security Council, and "KGB" is only its Russian transliteration abbreviation. In fact, the KGB was formally established and named in March 1954, but it existed at the beginning of the founding of the Soviet Union. The KGB's predecessor was Cheka of the Soviet Union and the General Administration of National Security under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the People's Committee during Stalin's period. The KGB can be said to be a combination of the two.

The KGB of the Soviet Union is a super institution, but it is not a simple intelligence agency. Worse than the legendary mysterious military system. Some people even say that the military system is too naive to mention in the current KGB. I'm really not bragging. If you don't believe me, speak with facts.

The KGB of the Soviet Union has a huge and strict organization with 18 institutions, including the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, the Domestic Anti-Spy Bureau, the Army Administration, the Border Guard Administration, and the General Affairs Bureau. Each organization has its own team and the division of labor is very clear. As far as the number of people is concerned, the number of KGB is even more amazing, with more than 500,000 direct staff, including headquarters 10000, 200,000 spies, counter-espionage and technical support departments, and 250,000 foreign spies. That's not all. In addition, the Soviet KGB has 65.438+0.5 million informers all over the country, and its annual budget is more than 65.438+0 billion dollars.

In addition to the large number of KGB, the Soviet Union is actually even more amazing. The most famous are two things. The first thing is that during World War II, the Soviet KGB got accurate internal information from the Japanese base camp. Japan decided to attack southeast Asian countries such as Britain and the United States in the south, instead of going north to attack the Soviet Union with Nazi Germany. Therefore, Stalin transferred 700,000 Far East troops who were guarding against Japan in the Far East to the European battlefield, which enhanced the strength of the Soviet army against the Germans and played an important role in winning the final victory.

The second thing is that after World War II, the KGB of the Soviet Union made great achievements in foreign intelligence, especially after the United States successfully developed the atomic bomb. In order to catch up with the United States, the KGB obtained a lot of information about atomic bombs from the United States, which played an important role in the rapid development of atomic bombs in the Soviet Union after the war.

Notorious Although the KGB of the Soviet Union is very powerful as shown in the above picture, its reputation in China is not good, even notorious and frightening. There are two main reasons for this: First, the general cleaning. During Stalin's rule, the KGB or its predecessor, the General Administration of State Security of the Soviet Union, played a disgraceful role in the purge movement, handling many unjust, false and wrong cases and killing many innocent people.

The second is high-pressure rule. The original intention of the KGB was to ensure the national security of the Soviet Union, but it gradually became a political tool in the hands of some big bosses, exercising high-handed rule internally, which made the people daunting. There is such a joke that vividly shows how much the Soviets were afraid of the KGB at that time. When Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union were talking about happiness, the British said that they could have leisurely afternoon tea, the Americans said that they could have a happy party, and the Soviets said that what made them most happy was that when the KGB searched the house, they finally found the wrong door. It is precisely because of the existence of the KGB that the Soviets are afraid of themselves and of it.

Conclusion Russian President Vladimir Putin worked as a professional agent in KGB for 16 years. After Putin came to power, Putin made no secret: "I have always been proud of the KGB experience." It can be said that to a certain extent, the general plan of governing the country and the ruling style are affected by this.

Although the KGB has its disgraceful side, its fundamental purpose is to safeguard national security, and its strict organization and high efficiency are jaw-dropping. Therefore, it is called "the world's four major intelligence agencies" together with the US Central Intelligence Agency, British MI 6 and Israel Mossad. The "sharp weapon" like KGB is a double-edged sword, which can kill the enemy or hurt yourself, depending on how the big bosses use it.