Friday, August 24, 2007

Political power in Russia now lies with the FSB, the KGB's successor

Over the two terms of Mr Putin's presidency, a group of FSB (formerly the KGB) operatives has consolidated its political power and built a new sort of corporate state in the process. Men from the FSB and its sister organisations control the Kremlin, the government, the media and large parts of the economy—as well as the military and security forces.

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