The new nobility : the restoration of Russia's security state and the enduring legacy of the KGB

Soldatov, Andreĭ.

Book 2010

Overview: The security services have played a central-and often mysterious-role at key turning points in Russia during the tumultuous years following the Soviet collapse: from the Moscow apartment house bombings and theater siege, to the war in Chechnya and the Beslan school massacre. In this riveting investigation, two intrepid journalists penetrate the secret world of the FSB and illustrate how the security services have evolved into a ruthl...

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Federalʹnai͡a sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossii

Federalʹnai͡a sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossii Officials and employees

Intelligence service Russia (Federation)

Internal security Russia (Federation)

National security Russia (Federation)

Political culture Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Politics and government

Social classes Russia (Federation)

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ISBN:

9781610390552
1610390555

Edition:

First edition

Description:

ix, 301 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Restoration of Russia's security state and the enduring legacy of the KGB

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Foreword / Nick Fielding
Part 1: FSB Regains Power
Introduction
1: Dawn of a new era: the birth of the FSB
2: Friends in high places: cultivating the security services
3: Interests of the state demand it: spymania
4: Threat within: infiltrating counter movements
5: Targeting extremism: the rise of watchdog surveillance
6: Living off the fat of the land: the new elite
7: Love of the game: the FSB and national sport
8: Renaissance of Yuri Andropov
9: Propaganda machine: image-making and the FSB
10: Secret underground
11: Lefortovo prison
Part 2: Response To Terrorism
12: Nord-Ost siege
13: Beslan crisis
14: Russian response
15: Extrajudicial killings
Part 3: Activity abroad
16: Assassinations
17: FSB intelligence
18: Hackers
Conclusion
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the authors

LCCN:

2010013623

Control Number:

1047186

Other Authors:

Borogan, I. (Irina)

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