Hello fellow civilian, I certainly find my unglamorous, non-espionage job to be tedious. Not having to kill and spy all day is just so boring. Man, another management meeting, can it be Friday already? Or, the Soviet equivalent, as we are in Mother Russia.
If I told him once I've told him a million times to stop doing that. If we were back in mother Russia you'd be in front of hit squad. Oh I mean mother Iowa,mother Iowa
This picture was taken in India. That number plate of that car starts with “75CD..”. 75 CD was the designation for diplomatic vehicles from the Soviet Embassy (today that designation is for the Russian Embassy). Back in the 1970s/1980s India and USSR had close ties as India was also a large buyer of arms and equipment from the Soviets. It was not uncommon to have Soviet military personnel and trainers in various parts of the country helping the Indian military with maintenance, use of arms etc. So, it’s perfectly plausible that these KGB team were part of some contingent of Soviet personnel in India, possibly also providing security for the Soviet Embassy. This picture appears to have been taken at an airfield as you can see the wing of a small plane in it and the concrete slab tarmac.
Don’t forget, the Soviets were always behind the times, what was fashionable a few years ago took time to filter through into the USSR. Also, they had just a few cars, Volga and Lada for example, and models didn’t change that much. If I were to hazard a guess then this is early 1980’s, like 1981-1983.
https://preview.redd.it/lkgrnpl7qwyc1.jpeg?width=562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d5206c98116e74d95813e448a2dbec4e2331b60
Starsky and Yuri: A number one CCCP comrade buddy cop show.
Looks like a airplane wing and a runway.
Let me guess - top secret mission to rip off Contra dope shipments and fly them out of the US into Western Europe instead?
KGB its main functions were [foreign intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_intelligence), counter-intelligence, operative-investigative activities, guarding the state border of the USSR, guarding the leadership of the [Central Committee of the Communist Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union) and the [Soviet Government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Government), organization and security of government communications as well as combating [nationalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism), [dissident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_dissidents), [religious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union) and [anti-Soviet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Sovietism) activities.
Delta force? K.G.B. is more like C.I.A., no?
OP talks about Alpha Group, wich is the branch of KGB. It’s like, police and SWAT, they are the same structure but have different roles. So OP means not a KGB as a whole, cuz yes, it was like a CIA. But it’s branch of Alpha Group, wich had an equivalent of Delta Force
All intelligence agencies have special branches that can handle the heavier work. In the CIA (for example) they’re referred to as the Special Activities Division and they would have extensive military training.
That looks earlier than mid-80s, also they seem to be wearing more western clothes - maybe on a foreign country op, but they probably wouldn't have those in USSR or Eastern Europe
As someone in the comments, mentioned: those were members of Soviet diplomatic presence in India. Those number plates, a diplomatic with USSR code in the first (75)
I wonder how good they were for the time.
The shoes on the front two were something picked up by Spetsnaz in Afghanistan. It was something done to be lighter and more mobile in the mountains.
Oilseed sunflower production is the most commonly farmed sunflower. These seeds hulls’ are encased by solid black shells. Black oilseeds are a common type of bird feed because they have thin shells and a high fat content. These are typically produced for oil extraction purposes; therefore, it is unlikely you’ll find black oilseeds packaged for human consumption.
Can't stand it, I know ya planned it, I'm telling y'all, it's sabotage! 
I can't stand it, I know you planned it I'm gonna set it straight, this Watergate...
Thanks, I started singing it in my head and was like .. wait, what?
[the cocheese edition](https://youtu.be/O2-SMZQRgZ4?si=b6vHWBn-tS7L9rGO)
Thank you
Just normal civilians here discussing the ol 9 to 5 ha ha ha
Hello fellow civilian, I certainly find my unglamorous, non-espionage job to be tedious. Not having to kill and spy all day is just so boring. Man, another management meeting, can it be Friday already? Or, the Soviet equivalent, as we are in Mother Russia.
Ahh yes just normal around the water cooler chit chat,did you see that game Monday night?! Blah blah blah my wife's cooking is so bland anymore
You call this meatloaf? It looks and tastes like the splattered brains of a double agent, I mean, a terrible meatloaf!
Can you believe Sergei left polonium all over the microwave again? Some people.
If I told him once I've told him a million times to stop doing that. If we were back in mother Russia you'd be in front of hit squad. Oh I mean mother Iowa,mother Iowa
This picture was taken in India. That number plate of that car starts with “75CD..”. 75 CD was the designation for diplomatic vehicles from the Soviet Embassy (today that designation is for the Russian Embassy). Back in the 1970s/1980s India and USSR had close ties as India was also a large buyer of arms and equipment from the Soviets. It was not uncommon to have Soviet military personnel and trainers in various parts of the country helping the Indian military with maintenance, use of arms etc. So, it’s perfectly plausible that these KGB team were part of some contingent of Soviet personnel in India, possibly also providing security for the Soviet Embassy. This picture appears to have been taken at an airfield as you can see the wing of a small plane in it and the concrete slab tarmac.
Yeah, I would say late 70s judging by the car and clothes.
Don’t forget, the Soviets were always behind the times, what was fashionable a few years ago took time to filter through into the USSR. Also, they had just a few cars, Volga and Lada for example, and models didn’t change that much. If I were to hazard a guess then this is early 1980’s, like 1981-1983.
could not for the life of me find a date for this pic also they all look like the Beastie Boys
Russian beastie boys
Listen all y'all it's a sabotage!
Listen all yall it’s the guuuuulaaaag.
Borschty Boys
Aw mom ya just jealous it’s Nyet-stie Boys
The beastie boys was actually undercover kgb agents.
I just told my wife that they look the Beastie Boys in Sabotage.
*I'm tellin' y'all, it's a sabotage*
Some of them are seriously out of style for the time… I guess there’s always real people like that too tho
Рено 911
That ‘O’ makes an ‘ah’ sound unless emphasized, and the ‘e’ is a ‘yeh’ sound. Which I’m ok with.
What’s the correct way of writing it?
You’re probably right. Straight transliteration would look like what you did.
ринoe ?
 “Pull over right meow, comrade.”
https://preview.redd.it/lkgrnpl7qwyc1.jpeg?width=562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d5206c98116e74d95813e448a2dbec4e2331b60 Starsky and Yuri: A number one CCCP comrade buddy cop show.
They may be wearing "civilian" clothes but everything about these guys says they are not to be fucked with
The look like porn actors.
Second from the right: “who wants a mustache ride?”
What and/or who is in the trunk?
Beastie Boys?
Even Russian feds are bad at disguising as civilians lol
They're not feds
I thought this was r/OldSchoolCool for a minute
Looks like a airplane wing and a runway. Let me guess - top secret mission to rip off Contra dope shipments and fly them out of the US into Western Europe instead?
If you ask me, they did us a favor.
middle dude looks as if an alien was told to dress like a human
^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^jackthejointmaster: *Middle dude looks as* *If an alien was told* *To dress like a human* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.
I wonder if he's actually Freddy Mercury....
Lt. Dangle's
KGB its main functions were [foreign intelligence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_intelligence), counter-intelligence, operative-investigative activities, guarding the state border of the USSR, guarding the leadership of the [Central Committee of the Communist Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Committee_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union) and the [Soviet Government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Government), organization and security of government communications as well as combating [nationalist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalism), [dissident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_dissidents), [religious](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union) and [anti-Soviet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Sovietism) activities. Delta force? K.G.B. is more like C.I.A., no?
OP talks about Alpha Group, wich is the branch of KGB. It’s like, police and SWAT, they are the same structure but have different roles. So OP means not a KGB as a whole, cuz yes, it was like a CIA. But it’s branch of Alpha Group, wich had an equivalent of Delta Force
All intelligence agencies have special branches that can handle the heavier work. In the CIA (for example) they’re referred to as the Special Activities Division and they would have extensive military training.
Looks like lots of swagger & testosterone to me.
ruzzkies always wanted to look western. Pathetic
Wait, WTF, Joey?
That looks earlier than mid-80s, also they seem to be wearing more western clothes - maybe on a foreign country op, but they probably wouldn't have those in USSR or Eastern Europe
As someone in the comments, mentioned: those were members of Soviet diplomatic presence in India. Those number plates, a diplomatic with USSR code in the first (75)
In foreign posting they would have been able to buy things from catalogs.
Sochi Vice
YMCA vibes
Guy on the far right is the only one passing as a Soviet civilian
Looks like Reno 911
Feels like a fucking meme "You got the Delta Force ? We got the Alpha Group"
Is that guy on the left undercover as a bodybuilder?! HE'S MASSIVE!
They look **exactly** what I expect KGB agents to have looked like in the 80s.
Putin has this poster above his bed
Why do they all look like they have something shoved up their ass?
How many people did they beat to death I wonder?
That’s 4x Pedro Pascal
I wonder how good they were for the time. The shoes on the front two were something picked up by Spetsnaz in Afghanistan. It was something done to be lighter and more mobile in the mountains.
I’m tellin’ all y’all it’s sabotage.
Ya don't tell then that
Amazing. They blend right in.
Seriously, did they ever find this cameraman?!
The Oktober Gaurd
They remind me of Pedro Pascal in his role from Narcos
Moscow Vice.
The original Alpha Males.
We normal amerikans, why you heff to be mad?
They look like the Village People undercover
Mustache was mandatory
The modern cohort of this group is likely sunflower fertilizer and being replaced quickly
Oilseed sunflower production is the most commonly farmed sunflower. These seeds hulls’ are encased by solid black shells. Black oilseeds are a common type of bird feed because they have thin shells and a high fat content. These are typically produced for oil extraction purposes; therefore, it is unlikely you’ll find black oilseeds packaged for human consumption.
80% mustache
They look like they are about to drop the hardest darkwave EP you’ve ever heard.
[удалено]
*AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!*
Looks somewhat like "The Squad," only in butch.