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KGB Vs. Secret Police In V For Vendetta

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KGB Vs Secret Police in V for Vendetta

The KGB was the world's largest spy and state-security machine, they are involved in all aspects of life of everyday people in the Soviet Union. The KGB was a secretive and secluded organization and were said to have their doors shut tightly to the public. The secret police in V for Vendetta run by Mr. Creedy also had their doors shut tightly to the public not wanting the people to know about them and what they do. Another similarity between the two was if anyone posted a threat towards the government they'd capture them at night. The secret police and the KGB caught these people by putting a black bag over their face at night and brought them back to a cell. Their strategies to finding who to capture
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