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by aguaviva 617 days ago
Seems they were referring to the "USSR Returns" subplot of Season 9, Episode 19:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson_Tide

Ironically, there's some unintended truth in their reference (i.e. to all intents and purposes the KGB hasn't gone anywhere and basically is still around, just renamed/reorged) but that's an entirely different thread.