Vasily Stavitsky

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Vasily Stavitsky (Russian: Василий Алексеевич Ставицкий; born in 1948) is a retired colonel of the Federal Security Service who served as the head of its public relations centre. Stavitsky has also authored several books, including both non-fiction and poetry.

Biography

Stavitsky has obtained degrees in several fields, including history, engineering, economics and intelligence.

In 1999–2001, Stavitsky was employed as head of the Federal Security Service's public relations centre.

After retiring from the Federal Security Service in 2001, Stavitsky was employed as a deputy director of unitary enterprise "Kremlin", where he oversaw the publishing of several magazines.

Stavitsky is a member of the Union of Russian Writers and Russia's Union of Journalists, and an editor-in-chief of the Russian magazine "Army and Navy".

Non-fiction

The book Bloodstained Terror edited by Vasily Stavitsky was published in 2000. The book focuses on the tragedy of residents of Moscow, Buynaksk, Volgodonsk, Chechnya and Dagestan who fell victims to international terrorism.

In 2001, Stavitsky's book The Spy Adventures of Pope in Russia, which summarized the criminal case against Edmond Pope, was published. According to Lenta.ru, Pope ordered an English translation of the book by Stavitsky while working on his own account of his experience in Russia. The book by Pope—Torpedoed: An American Businessman's True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Imprisonment in Russia, and the Battle to Set Him Free—was published later that year and contained criticism of the account by Stavitsky.

In 2016, a book edited by Stavitsky, Insanity of the Rulers of our World, was published. The author warns that local conflicts could give rise to a worldwide terrorist war. The book concludes that the world lacks a comprehensive programme to combat terrorism, especially regarding counterpropaganda to terrorism. The latter is a most essential measure, even more important than military combat.

Research

While working in the Federal Security Service, Stavitsky had the opportunity to access sensitive information which served as the basis for his books. While researching the personal file of Joseph Stalin, Stavitsky discovered a previously unknown poem written by Stalin.

Stavitsky's article The mystery of life and death of Nikolay Gumilyov was published as part of a 2000 book, Secret Services and Human Fates. The article describes a special mission of the Russian poet in London and Paris, as a staff member of the military attaché of the Russian Expeditionary Force, which was part of the joint command of the Triple Entente.

Poetry

According to Christopher Andrew, in 1999–2001 Stavitsky published several volumes of poetry with strong spiritual content. Many of his poems have been set to music and are reportedly popular at FSB functions. According to Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, Stavitsky is a recognized poet of the secret services; one of his songs became an official FSB hymn. In 2005, historian Julie Elkner referred to Stavitsky's poetry as a sign that "spirituality" is gaining popularity in the ranks of the FSB.

Views

Vasily Stavitsky argues that many famous poets and writers made an impact not only with their literary works, but also with their military or government careers. Such authors include Derzhavin, Griboyedov, Ivan Krylov, Tyutchev, Turgenev, Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene.

External links

• The mystery of life and death of Nikolay Gumilyov by Vasily Stavistky, Moskovskaya Pravda, January 23, 2017
• Why we have lost the Cold War by Vasily Stavistky, Army and Navy, March 2015

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