Organization
KGB
Also known as 1 name
- Committee for State Security of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
In the books
#17 Last War Dance
Soviet security and intelligence service whose former agents are involved in Valashnikov’s story.
#26 In Enemy Hands
Soviet security/intelligence organization that oversees Treska and Ludmilla’s assignment.
#34 Chained Reaction
Soviet agency in diplomat report of mysteriously destroyed squads; attributed recollection.
#35 Last Call
Soviet security and intelligence service; General Arkov leads it, and its agents protect the premier.
#40 Dangerous Games
Soviet secret police; Colonel Sorkofsky is a member and leads the local Olympic security response.
#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.
#52 Fool's Gold
Soviet intelligence agency named among the organizations whose training Wissex studies.
#55 Master's Challenge
Soviet intelligence agency named by the CURE computer as linked to the Du Lac system through its Cuban office.
#56 Encounter Group
Soviet intelligence service; Pavel Zarnitsa is its agent in the U.S.
#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.
#61 Lords of the Earth
Soviet state security service mentioned in the President’s discussion of lab protection.
#63 The Sky Is Falling
Soviet intelligence service conducting operations in Britain, Hanoi and against Remo.
#67 Look into My Eyes
Soviet security/intelligence organization that contains the Siberian parapsychology center and dispatches personnel after Rabinowitz.
#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.
#72 Sole Survivor
Soviet security service represented at the Baikonur meeting and in Anna’s backup operation.
#78 Blue Smoke and Mirrors
Soviet security and intelligence organization employing Brashnikov and Batenin.
Source notes
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:p0004witness:00000075:ch03:p0007witness: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:p0165witness:00000102:ch11:p0016witness:00000102:ch13:p0005
Dangerous Games
mentioned
Sources 2 references
witness:00000117:ch09:p0003witness: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:p0042witness:00000159:ch26:p0043
Encounter Group
narrative
Sources 3 references
witness:00000162:ch07:p0001witness:00000162:ch14:p0055witness:00000162:ch18:p0012
The End of the Game
narrative
Sources 5 references
witness:00000174:ch06:p0010witness:00000174:ch13:p0030witness:00000174:ch13:p0032witness:00000174:ch16:p0105witness:00000174:ch16:p0106
Lords of the Earth
narrative
Sources 3 references
witness:00000177:ch03:p0047witness:00000177:ch03:p0068witness:00000177:ch04:p0022
The Sky Is Falling
narrative
Sources 5 references
witness:00000183:ch03:p0095witness:00000183:ch05:p0004witness:00000183:ch07:p0003witness:00000183:ch09:p0084witness:00000183:ch14:p0051
Look into My Eyes
narrative
Sources 3 references
witness:00000195:ch01:p0017witness:00000195:ch03:p0073witness:00000195:ch04:p0131
An Old-Fashioned War
narrative
Sources 3 references
witness:00000198:ch06:p0195witness:00000198:ch10:p0008witness:00000198:ch10:p0070
Sole Survivor
narrative; mention and appearance scopes are stated in role
Sources 3 references
witness:00000210:ch04:p0003witness:00000210:ch04:p0024witness:00000210:ch17:p0061
Blue Smoke and Mirrors
narrative
Sources 3 references
witness:00000228:ch10:p0017witness:00000228:ch10:p0050witness:00000228:ch12:p0002
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