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Definition of: KGB
In the former Soviet Union, a division of the Ministry of State Security. The K.G.B. was created in 1954 for internal and external espionage and policing, renowned for its meticulous and far-reaching methods of information-gathering. There were 17 divisions within the K.G.B., including the border guard, counterintelligence, and the secret police. [Russian K(omitet) G(osudarstvennoy) B(ezopasnosti)]
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