The KGB and the Soviet Union

K g b officers, going back to the early 19 eighties, were some of the most aware of the dire problems that the soviet union faced. Simon: What amazed me was uncovering all these stories written by k g b officers for k gb officers about how they're trying to good faith, fix the sovie union. They have this oura of menace, but also a an image of being really a kind of hard lined conservative faction we a the security services. That's a story we tell about vladimir putens russia to day as well. And what i uncovered was a real disconnect between, yes, very conservative leaders at the top, but