State Security Committee of the Soviet Union

The State Security Committee of the Soviet Union, known as KGB, was the USSR's main intelligence and secret police agency from 1954 to 1991. It was responsible for security, espionage, counterintelligence, and suppressing political dissent. The KGB gathered intelligence abroad, monitored domestic citizens, and maintained control over state secrets. It played a key role in defending the Soviet government's stability and involved in covert operations worldwide. Overall, it functioned as both a domestic security force and an international intelligence agency, ensuring the Communist Party’s control and safeguarding the Soviet Union's interests.