Philipp Bobkov
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Philipp Bobkov is a former director of KGB
political police department (Fifth Directorate), which was responsible for suppression of internal dissent in the former Soviet Union
. He was widely regarded the chief KGB ideologist or "KGB brain".
established in 1983. He also invented Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
according to Soviet Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev
. However Bobkov said that he did not support the creation of this "Zubatov's
pseudo-party under KGB control that directs interests and sentiments of certain social groups".
, Events in Vilnius
, 1989 pogroms in the Fergana valley in Uzbekistan, Almaty revolt in 1986
, January 1991 events in Latvia
, and many others. However, all these conflicts were organized by the KGB itself to justify the importance of the Soviet secret services, according to CPSU Politburo member Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
.
has been invented by him and his KGB colleagues: "We in the KGB contributed quite a bit to the process of perestroika because... without it the Soviet Union could not move ahead."
Bobkov allegedly supervised transfer of Communist Party money to foreign banks prior to the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. In October 1990, Bobkov ordered creation of commercial firms
and banks, which were managed by KGB officers and their "trusted contacts". The project was funded by KGB and Party money, "which made up almost 80 % of the amount invested in the new banks, stock exchanges, and businesses in 1990-1991", according to a testimony of Richard Palmer in US Congress about infiltration of the Western financial system. Nikolay Kruchina
, a high ranking CPSU official who was officially responsible for supervising the Communist Party money fell down of his luxury apartment window in Moscow soon after the events.
He also worked as a personal security adviser of Russian Parliament speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov
.
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...
political police department (Fifth Directorate), which was responsible for suppression of internal dissent in the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. He was widely regarded the chief KGB ideologist or "KGB brain".
Service in the Soviet secret services
Bobkov came to work in the Soviet secret services in 1945, when they were guided by Lavrenti Beria, and survived Beria and 11 subsequent secret police chairmen. During the 1970s-1980s he "effectively became the KGB's real chairmen, although officially he held the post of first deputy".Creation of front organizations
Bobkov was very instrumental in creation of KGB-controlled political organizations, such as the Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet PublicAnti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public
On March 29, 1983, the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union has approved the resolution 101/62ГС to "Support the proposition of the Department of Propaganda of the Central Committee and the KGB USSR about the creation of the Anti-Zionist Committee of the...
established in 1983. He also invented Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , Liberal'no-Demokraticheskaya Partiya Rossii is a political party in Russia. Since its founding in 1991, it has been led by the charismatic and controversial figure Vladimir Zhirinovsky...
according to Soviet Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev was a Soviet politician and historian who was a Soviet governmental official in the 1980s and a member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
. However Bobkov said that he did not support the creation of this "Zubatov's
Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov
Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov was a famous Russian police administrator. Despite rumors, he was never a Colonel in the Special Corps of Gendarmes...
pseudo-party under KGB control that directs interests and sentiments of certain social groups".
Ethnic conflicts
As described in his official biography, Bobkov was personally engaged in resolving ethnic conflicts in the Soviet Union, including Sumgait pogromSumgait Pogrom
The Sumgait pogrom was a pogrom that targeted the Armenian population of the seaside town of Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan during February 1988...
, Events in Vilnius
January Events
The January Events took place in Lithuania between January 11 and 13, 1991 in the aftermath of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. As a result of Soviet military actions, 14 civilians were killed and more than 1000 injured...
, 1989 pogroms in the Fergana valley in Uzbekistan, Almaty revolt in 1986
Jeltoqsan
The Jeltoqsan or "December" of 1986 were riots that took place in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in response to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev's dismissal of Dinmukhamed Konayev, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan and an ethnic Kazakh, and the subsequent appointment of Gennady...
, January 1991 events in Latvia
January 1991 events in Latvia
The Barricades were events that took place between 13 and 27 January 1991 in Latvia. Latvia, which had declared independence from the Soviet Union a year earlier, anticipated that Soviet Union might attempt to violently regain control over the country....
, and many others. However, all these conflicts were organized by the KGB itself to justify the importance of the Soviet secret services, according to CPSU Politburo member Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev was a Soviet politician and historian who was a Soviet governmental official in the 1980s and a member of the Politburo and Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
.
Perestroika
According to Bobkov, the perestroikaPerestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
has been invented by him and his KGB colleagues: "We in the KGB contributed quite a bit to the process of perestroika because... without it the Soviet Union could not move ahead."
Bobkov allegedly supervised transfer of Communist Party money to foreign banks prior to the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. In October 1990, Bobkov ordered creation of commercial firms
Front organization
A front organization is any entity set up by and controlled by another organization, such as intelligence agencies, organized crime groups, banned organizations, religious or political groups, advocacy groups, or corporations...
and banks, which were managed by KGB officers and their "trusted contacts". The project was funded by KGB and Party money, "which made up almost 80 % of the amount invested in the new banks, stock exchanges, and businesses in 1990-1991", according to a testimony of Richard Palmer in US Congress about infiltration of the Western financial system. Nikolay Kruchina
Nikolay Kruchina
Nikolay Yefimovich Kruchina - August 26, 1991, Moscow), was a top Soviet communist official, the administrator of affairs of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1983 and until his death, effectively the party's chief treasurer who was responsible for its...
, a high ranking CPSU official who was officially responsible for supervising the Communist Party money fell down of his luxury apartment window in Moscow soon after the events.
Post-Soviet Russia
Bobkov officially retired in 1991 and organized a private security service in the Media Most company, which included thousands of his former KGB colleagues. The entire archive of 5th KGB department was taken to Media-Most. This security service allegedly organized an attempted assassination of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in 1994.He also worked as a personal security adviser of Russian Parliament speaker Ruslan Khasbulatov
Ruslan Khasbulatov
Ruslan Imranovich Khasbulatov is a Russian economist and politician of Chechen descent who played a central role in the events leading to the 1993 constitutional crisis in the Russian Federation.-Early life:...
.