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Who is the head of the KGB?
KGB
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Agency executives | First: Ivan Serov, Chairman Last: Vadim Bakatin, Chairman |
| Child agencies | Foreign intelligence: First Chief Directorate Internal security: Second Chief Directorate Ciphering: Eighth Chief Directorate Chief Directorate of Border Forces |
What nation created the KGB?
the Soviet Union
The KGB was created in 1954 to serve as the “sword and shield of the Communist Party” in the Soviet Union.
Who was the first chairman of the KGB?
Ivan Serov
List of chairmen of the KGB
| Chairman of the Committee for State Security | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 13 March 1954 |
| First holder | Ivan Serov |
| Final holder | Vadim Bakatin |
| Abolished | 3 December 1991 |
What does the KGB stand for?
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti
KGB/Full name
Who is Putin married to now?
Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnayam. 1983–2014
Vladimir Putin/Spouse
Who was Russia’s first president?
Boris Yeltsin
| Boris Yeltsin Борис Ельцин | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Himself as President of Russia |
| Head of Government of Russia | |
| as President of Russia |
Does Putin have a child?
| Vladimir Putin | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Lyudmila Shkrebneva ( m. 1983; div. 2014) |
| Children | At least 2, Maria and Katerina |
| Parent(s) | Vladimir Spiridonovich Putin Maria Ivanovna Putina |
| Residence | Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow |
Who was the founder of the Russian KGB?
A new statue of the founder of what became the KGB, Felix Dzerzhinsky, has been unveiled in a small town outside Moscow. The monument was commissioned by the town authorities. Some believe the event is part of the gradual rehabilitation of the once feared Russian secret service under President Vladimir Putin, himself a former officer of the KGB.
When did the KGB become a security agency?
The KGB was the primary security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until its collapse in 1991.
What was the main purpose of the KGB?
To perform this task, KGB agents often used extremely violent means. Indeed, the KGB’s primary domestic function was to protect the leaders of the Communist Party within the Soviet Union, and thus maintain political order.
Who was the head of the KGB in 1964?
The pendulum swung the other way with the ascension of Leonid Brezhnev in 1964, and, especially, the appointment of Yuri Andropov as the head of the KGB in 1967.