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Committee or commission for State Security. the umbrella agency roughly combined the powers of the American Secret service ( counterfeiting, also protecting Soviet bigwigs and an escort squad for visiting celebrities. Intelligence, cryptography ( codes, etc) military intelligence and counterspy activities- the equivalent of the FBI for domestic law enforcement- only crimes going across republic lines- again like our FBI both agencies had huge files, crime labs, forensics. this is just the beginnings, they also encompassed the roles of the Border patrol and police ( sharing some jobs with the Red Army) the KGB had and used air, automobiles, and MARINE CRAFT and may have had their own submarines for spy purposes. in any case there was a uniformed KGB officer on every Red Fleet submarine- and he answered to KGB, not the Naval high command in Moscow. KGB is arguably the largest organizational structure of its type, roughly comb ine CIA< FBI, part of G-2, Border Patrol, and Secret Service ( anti-financial crimes and bodyguard functions- and you may come close, comrade. It shoudl be noted regular domestic cops in, say Moscow were MVD men, not KGB. Katharine:s Good Boys, indeed!
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∙ 13y agoKGB stands for: Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti
USSR stands for: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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What does Soviet Union stand for?
The workers' councils of the Russian Revolution in 1917 were called Soviets. The "Soviet Union" is short for the "Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics."
What does 'USSR' stand for?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What do USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In recent history the U.S.S.R was a U.S. enemy what does U.S.S.R stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
What does the abbreviation USSR stand for?
union of soviet socalist rebublic
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.
What is the difference between KGB and MGB?
An MGB is a sports car and the KGB was the secret investigative arm of the Soviet Union, sort of like the CIA in the US.
What does Soviet Union stand for?
The workers' councils of the Russian Revolution in 1917 were called Soviets. The "Soviet Union" is short for the "Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics."
What does USSR stand for in recent history?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
What does 'USSR' stand for?
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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.
What do USSR stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Where was Hitler's last stand in the Soviet Union?
Stalingrad.
What is CIA KGB?
The CIA is a United States intelligence agency. It stands for Central Intelligence Agency. The KGB is similar except they operated for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. KGB is an acronym that means Комитет государственной безопасности​ or Committee for State Security.
What is a kgb agent?
The KGB were the soviet secret services back in the time of the Cold War
In recent history the U.S.S.R was a U.S. enemy what does U.S.S.R stand for?
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Why did the Russians need the KGB police?
To keep control over the population, and to quell any resistance their may have been to the Premier of the Soviet Union.
