Organization

KGB

Named in 16 guided books, from #17 Last War Dance

Also known as 1 name
  • Committee for State Security of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

In the books

  1. #17 Last War Dance

    Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story.

  2. #26 In Enemy Hands

    Soviet security/intelligence organization that oversees Treska and Ludmilla’s assignment.

  3. #34 Chained Reaction

    Soviet agency in diplomat report of mysteriously destroyed squads; attributed recollection.

  4. #35 Last Call

    Soviet security and intelligence service; General Arkov leads it, and its agents protect the premier.

  5. #40 Dangerous Games

    Soviet secret police; Colonel Sorkofsky is a member and leads the local Olympic security response.

  6. #45 Spoils of War

    Soviet security agency used as a comparison in Remo’s remark about Smith’s secrecy; the novel does not depict the agency.

  7. #52 Fool's Gold

    Soviet intelligence agency named among the organizations whose training Wissex studies.

  8. #55 Master's Challenge

    Soviet intelligence agency named by the CURE computer as linked to the Du Lac system through its Cuban office.

  9. #56 Encounter Group

    Soviet intelligence service; Pavel Zarnitsa is its agent in the U.S.

  10. #60 The End of the Game

    Marcia says she serves the Committee for State Security of the USSR; elsewhere this same in-book agency is called the KGB. This work-scoped equivalence follows the source’s own dialogue, not external normalization.

  11. #61 Lords of the Earth

    Soviet state security service mentioned in the President’s discussion of lab protection.

  12. #63 The Sky Is Falling

    Soviet intelligence service conducting operations in Britain, Hanoi and against Remo.

  13. #67 Look into My Eyes

    Soviet security/intelligence organization that contains the Siberian parapsychology center and dispatches personnel after Rabinowitz.

  14. #68 An Old-Fashioned War

    Soviet security organization discussed as monitoring Anna and as a possible driver of international terrorism, the latter a narrative claim.

  15. #72 Sole Survivor

    Soviet security service represented at the Baikonur meeting and in Anna’s backup operation.

  16. #78 Blue Smoke and Mirrors

    Soviet security and intelligence organization employing Brashnikov and Batenin.

Source notesIdentity and text locators

Contextual source review of the recurring KGB subject; book-specific observations and uncertainty remain separate.

destroyer-035:kgb: Lead checked the recurring KGB referent in primary context: Soviet security and intelligence service; General Arkov leads it, and its agents protect the premier. The earlier observation has compatible organization scope: Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story. Source-specific assertions and uncertainty remain work scoped. (witness:00000102:ch08:p0165; witness:00000102:ch11:p0016; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-034:b34-kgb: Lead compared identifying primary passages and reviewed roles for KGB: Soviet agency in diplomat report of mysteriously destroyed squads; attributed recollection. This is compatible with the existing destroyer-017-b17-kgb subject (Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story.). The source’s own labels, narrative/mention/paratext scope, attributed statements and uncertainty remain in its observation; this decision does not assert real-world accuracy of fictional acts. (witness:00000099:ch02:p0100; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-026:b26-kgb: Lead accepted the separate-reader contextual proposal after comparing primary contexts: Both identify KGB Soviet foreign/counterintelligence work, recruiting trainees versus Moscow foreign-branch contact. Distinct teams/agents do not merge. Original labels, participation scope and attributed fictional claims remain in the observation. (witness:00000075:ch03:p0004; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037; witness:00000075:ch03:p0007).

destroyer-040:kgb: Lead compared identifying primary passages and reviewed roles for KGB: Soviet secret police; Colonel Sorkofsky is a member and leads the local Olympic security response. This is compatible with the existing destroyer-017-b17-kgb subject (Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story.). The source’s own labels, narrative/mention/paratext scope, attributed statements and uncertainty remain in its observation; this decision does not assert real-world accuracy of fictional acts. (witness:00000117:ch09:p0003; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-055:kgb: Lead compared the identifying source context and accepted prior role: Soviet intelligence agency named by the CURE computer as linked to the Du Lac system through its Cuban office. Compatible prior subject: Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story. Preserve observed labels, mention versus scene scope and character-attributed claims; this joins the subject, not all assertions about it. (witness:00000159:ch26:p0042; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-056:kgb: Lead compared the identifying passages and roles in Book 56 and the prior canonical observation: Soviet intelligence service; Pavel Zarnitsa is its agent in the U.S. Prior context: Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story. These support the same named subject; retain each book’s distinct actions, mention scope and attribution. (witness:00000162:ch07:p0003; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-052:kgb: Lead compared the named subject and its role against the prior source context: Soviet intelligence agency named among the organizations whose training Wissex studies. (witness:00000150:ch06:p0010).

destroyer-045:kgb: Lead compared the named subject and role with the prior source context. Soviet security agency used as a comparison in Remo’s remark about Smith’s secrecy; the novel does not depict the agency. (witness:00000132:ch02:p0105).

destroyer-060:committee-state-security: Lead compared identifying primary contexts and recurring scope for Committee for State Security of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Marcia says she serves the Committee for State Security of the USSR; elsewhere this same in-book agency is called the KGB. This work-scoped equivalence follows the source’s own dialogue, not external normalization. Prior context: Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story. Preserve each work’s account and its attribution. (witness:00000174:ch06:p0010; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-061:kgb: Same named Soviet security/intelligence service. (witness:00000177:ch03:p0047; witness:00000177:ch03:p0068; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-063:kgb: Same named Soviet intelligence service; institution identity is explicit despite differing book-local operations. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000183:ch03:p0095; witness:00000183:ch05:p0004; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-068:kgb: Both name the Soviet KGB organization; Book 68 attributes a terrorism claim to its narrative. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000198:ch06:p0195; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-078:kgb: Lead compared source-identifying passages and compatible subject roles. KGB denotes the recurring subject here; story-specific actions, historical legends and reported claims remain separate observations. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000228:ch10:p0017; witness:00000228:ch10:p0050; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-072:b72-kgb: Same named Soviet security organization. Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000210:ch04:p0003; witness:00000210:ch04:p0024; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

destroyer-067:kgb: Book 67 names the KGB in the Siberian facility context and Matesev’s command (ch01:p0010, ch03:p0073); Book 17 identifies the same Soviet security service and its Moscow branch (ch04:p0037). Lead inspected the proposed primary contexts; supplementary direct identifying anchors replace incidental context where needed. (witness:00000195:ch01:p0010; witness:00000195:ch03:p0073; witness:00000048:ch04:p0037).

Last War Dance

mention

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000048:ch04:p0037

In Enemy Hands

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000075:ch03:p0004
  • witness:00000075:ch03:p0007
  • witness:00000075:ch06:p0005

Chained Reaction

mentioned or operational use

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000099:ch02:p0100

Last Call

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000102:ch08:p0165
  • witness:00000102:ch11:p0016
  • witness:00000102:ch13:p0005

Dangerous Games

mentioned

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000117:ch09:p0003
  • witness:00000117:ch09:p0012

Spoils of War

historical institution allusion in dialogue

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000132:ch02:p0105

Fool's Gold

narrative; mentioned

Sources 1 references
  • witness:00000150:ch06:p0010

Master's Challenge

narrative

Sources 2 references
  • witness:00000159:ch26:p0042
  • witness:00000159:ch26:p0043

Encounter Group

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000162:ch07:p0001
  • witness:00000162:ch14:p0055
  • witness:00000162:ch18:p0012

The End of the Game

narrative

Sources 5 references
  • witness:00000174:ch06:p0010
  • witness:00000174:ch13:p0030
  • witness:00000174:ch13:p0032
  • witness:00000174:ch16:p0105
  • witness:00000174:ch16:p0106

Lords of the Earth

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000177:ch03:p0047
  • witness:00000177:ch03:p0068
  • witness:00000177:ch04:p0022

The Sky Is Falling

narrative

Sources 5 references
  • witness:00000183:ch03:p0095
  • witness:00000183:ch05:p0004
  • witness:00000183:ch07:p0003
  • witness:00000183:ch09:p0084
  • witness:00000183:ch14:p0051

Look into My Eyes

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000195:ch01:p0017
  • witness:00000195:ch03:p0073
  • witness:00000195:ch04:p0131

An Old-Fashioned War

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000198:ch06:p0195
  • witness:00000198:ch10:p0008
  • witness:00000198:ch10:p0070

Sole Survivor

narrative; mention and appearance scopes are stated in role

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000210:ch04:p0003
  • witness:00000210:ch04:p0024
  • witness:00000210:ch17:p0061

Blue Smoke and Mirrors

narrative

Sources 3 references
  • witness:00000228:ch10:p0017
  • witness:00000228:ch10:p0050
  • witness:00000228:ch12:p0002

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