Ministry of State Security (Russia)
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| Ministry of State Security of the Russian Federation Министе́рство госуда́рственной безопа́сности Российской Федерации | |
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| Common name | Ministry of State Security |
| Abbreviation | MGB (МГБ) |
| Agency overview | |
| Employees | up to 250,000[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Russia |
The Ministry for State Security, or MGB (Russian: Ministerstvo gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti; МГБ, Министе́рство госуда́рственной безопа́сности; IPA: [mʲɪnʲɪˈsʲtʲɛrstvə ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪnnəj bʲɪzɐˈpasnəsʲtʲɪ]), is a planned new ministry under the Presidency of Vladimir Putin. It is to combine the Federal Security Service (FSB), the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), and the Federal Protective Service (FSO).[2]
History[edit]
The MGB is being created as part of ongoing reform in the Russian Intelligence Community starting in September 2016. The preparation of the new reform began shortly after the powers of the Federal Migration Service and the Federal Drug Control Service, were transferred to the Interior Ministry, an following the establishment of the National Guard (Rosgvardiya) on the basis of the internal troops and a number of departments of internal affairs.[3][4]
A separate ministry by the same name had existed in the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin from 1943 until his death in 1953.[5]
Organization[edit]
The new ministry will merge the FSB, SVR, the Investigative Committee, the FSO and the Ministry of Emergency Situations and as such will inherit many of its predecessor-agencies’ roles. It will have many of the same powers as the former KGB.[6] The MGB may be able to take over the most prominent cases and to exercise control over all investigations functions. The claim behind the establishment of the ministry is that it will lead to a more effective management of security and law enforcement structures, as well as eliminate corruption in them.[7]
The MGB will employ up to 250,000 people.[5]
Reaction[edit]
News of the creation of the MGB received mixed reactions.
Viktor Nechiporenko of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration said that of the MGB that such agencies had existed since "pre-revolutionary" Russia. Former Moscow chief of police Arkady Murashov likewise said that "historically, such a structure had always existed in Russia, except for the last 25 years; this is a familiar structure." The uniting of agencies under the MGB, said Nechiporenko and Ruslan Milchenko and, was a measure designed to maintain control over law enforcement officers and prevent conflict between agencies.[8]
Former KGB colonel Gennady Gudkov of the Alliance of Greens and Social Democrats criticized the agency, saying that "it is entirely clear that the country has gone from authoritarian to totalitarian," he said.[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Vladimir Putin resurrects the KGB". 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Russia 'to revive the KGB' after Vladimir Putin wins biggest majority". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ tvzvezda.ru, Редакция (2016-09-19). "В России на основе ФСБ создадут Министерство госбезопасности – СМИ". В России на основе ФСБ создадут Министерство госбезопасности – СМИ. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "Реформа силовых структур в России. Что вообще происходит? Эксперты пытаются объяснить, зачем понадобилось "Министерство государственной безопасности" — Meduza". Meduza (in русский). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Vladimir Putin resurrects the KGB". POLITICO. 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ Pike, John. "Ministry for State Security - MGB - Russia Intelligence Agencies". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "KGB 2.0".
- ↑ Timofeychev, Alexey (2016-09-20). "Russia to resurrect Soviet-era Ministry of State Security". Russia Beyond The Headlines. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "KGB 2.0? Report Says Kremlin Plan Afoot For Major Security-Service Shakeup". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
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