Active reserve (KGB) officers with a military rank who worked undercover in the Soviet Union. "Trusted contacts" were high placed civilians who collaborated with the KGB without signing any official working agreements, such as directors of personnel departments at various institutions, academics, deans, or writers and actors. Informers were citizens secretly recruited by the KGB, sometimes using forceful recruitment methods, such as blackmail. The precise number of people from various categories remains unknown, but one of the estimates was 11 million "informers" in the Soviet Union, or one out of every eighteen adult citizens The active reserve was established by Yuri Andropov in
The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) The Kalob Griffin Band (The KGB) is a Philadelphia based five-piece Americana rock band that formed in 2009, most commonly known for their impromptu shows and the allegiance of their community driven fanbase. The Kalob Griffin Band began when frontman, Kalob Griffin met, current lead guitarist/mandolin/banjoist, Rob Dwyer at a house party where the two attended Penn State University Pennsylvania State University together in 2009. The two linked with other college friends, and went on to perform to packed venues all over State College, PA. The success inspired Griffin and Dwyer to continue a