The KGB

The KGB was a reliable, go-to villain for the era, as anyone who watches a lot of 1980s films like Stranger Things would attest. They'll only be referred to as "ex-KGB" but they're still in a lot of movies. As a former KGB agent, Vladimir Putin, it is understandable why some people view them as pre-made antagonists.

The KGB, the Soviet Union's state police, is widely acknowledged to have disbanded in 1991 along with the rest of the Soviet Union. But that's not really accurate. As the name implies, the Soviet Union was comprised of more than just Russia, and while the KGB no longer exists in Russia, at least not in the same form or for the same purposes, that doesn't mean that nobody else does. The KGB was never seen anywhere in Belarus. A Ukrainian spy network in Belarus was "liquidated" in 2022, according to reports from the Belarussian KGB.

The Republic of South Ossetia, which similarly adheres to outdated practices, can be regarded to be in the same boat. Instead of at least pretending that the police force was a new entity, both of them actually keep the police force operating under the same name.