FSK (Russia)
Encyclopedia
The FSK was a state security organization, initially of the USSR, and, after its dissolution, of the Russian Federation. The FSK was the successor organization to the KGB
. It existed from 1991 to 1995, when it was reorganized into the FSB
.
, used the KGB's resources in aid of the attempted coup of 1991
to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
. On August 23, 1991 Colonel-General Kryuchkov was arrested, and General Vadim Bakatin
was appointed KGB Chairman--and mandated to dissolve the KGB. On November 6, 1991, the KGB officially ceased to exist.
(Federal'naya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rossiyskoi Federatsii (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции) Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation) by the Federal Law of April 3, 1995, "On the Organs of the Federal Security Service in the Russian Federation", making the new FSB a more powerful organization.
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
. It existed from 1991 to 1995, when it was reorganized into the FSB
FSB (Russia)
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet Committee of State Security . Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and...
.
Origin
The KGB was dissolved when its chief, Colonel-General Vladimir KryuchkovVladimir Kryuchkov
Vladimir Alexandrovich Kryuchkov was a former Soviet politician and Communist Party member, having been in the organization from 1944 until he was dismissed in 1991...
, used the KGB's resources in aid of the attempted coup of 1991
Soviet coup attempt of 1991
The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt , also known as the August Putsch or August Coup , was an attempt by a group of members of the Soviet Union's government to take control of the country from Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev...
to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
. On August 23, 1991 Colonel-General Kryuchkov was arrested, and General Vadim Bakatin
Vadim Bakatin
Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin was a Soviet politician who served as the last chairman of the KGB in 1991. He is the last surviving former chairman of this organization...
was appointed KGB Chairman--and mandated to dissolve the KGB. On November 6, 1991, the KGB officially ceased to exist.
Heads of the FSK
- Viktor Pavlovich BarannikovViktor Pavlovich BarannikovViktor Pavlovich Barannikov , was the Soviet Interior Minister in 1991 and Russia Minister from 1992 to 1993.-External links:* http://www.agentura.ru/english/dosie/fsb/story/...
1991 - July 1993 - Nikolai Mikhailovich Golushko July 1993 - February 1994
- Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin February 1994 - June 1995
Restructuring into FSB
The FSK was reorganized into the FSBFSB (Russia)
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet Committee of State Security . Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and...
(Federal'naya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rossiyskoi Federatsii (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции) Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation) by the Federal Law of April 3, 1995, "On the Organs of the Federal Security Service in the Russian Federation", making the new FSB a more powerful organization.