In Photos: Manhattan’s KGB Spy Museum

A KGB prison door

Visitors can watch a video of a typical day in prison through the hatch and see KGB interrogation techniques first-hand

KGB responsibilities

These included the protection of the country’s political leadership, the supervision of border troops, and the general surveillance of the population. The KGB was also in charge of gathering intelligence in other countries, conducting counterintelligence, maintaining the secret police, suppressing internal resistance and conducting electronic espionage