Posted on 06/08/2005 3:55:09 PM PDT by BringBackMyHUAC
The FSB: A Threat Within Russia
Igor Kotler and Maxim Safiullin
The FSB, heir and successor of the notorious KGB, is, with no doubt, one of the major institutions of Russia. The role of the agency has been vital for the Soviet and the modern Russian regimes. The presence of the FSB is felt everywhere in the country: the word in the news, conversations, rumors and whispers. This word, FSB, has almost the same horrifying meaning in Russia today as the KGB before the demise of the Soviet Union.
(Excerpt) Read more at humanrights-fsu.com ...
Thanks Ruth, going to read this a little later this afternoon.
Have you ever been to Russia?
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