For many, many years various countries have created and used some form of secret police such as the FBI and CIA. The names by which they are referred to varies based on the locations. In the United States of America these secret police agents are referred to as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA.) The KGB was originally established in Russia. These secret agents were hired to do undercover jobs for their country and were often referred to as “secret police.” …show more content…
Over the course of several years the name of this “secret police” agency has changed several times, The KGB has been referred to as Cheka, All-Russian Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counterrevolution, Sabotage and Speculation,” OGPU, NKVD and just before the name became permanently known as KGB it was lastly called MGB. Some of the responsibilities of the KGB caused some serious issues because many of their job duties required them to kill some world leaders. Several government conspiracies also occurred as a result of the task these secret police had to perform. Prior to the Russian Revolution this secret police organization was referred to as Cheka. Cheka was intended for security, and had become a very powerful secret agency during the reign of Stalins