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Dossier on Russia's main intelligence officers
Analyst and journalist
Evgeny Primakov - Director of the SVR from December 1991 to January 1996.
Born on October 29, 1929 in Kyiv. In 1953 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies, and in 1956 - graduate school at Moscow State University. Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1991.
From 1953 to 1962 he worked at the USSR State Television and Radio as an editor in the Main Directorate of Radio Broadcasting to Foreign Countries. In 1962-1965 he was a columnist for the Pravda newspaper in the Asia and Africa department, and in 1965-1970 he was Pravda’s correspondent in the Middle East.
In 1970-1977 he worked as deputy director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. He was one of the leading experts on foreign policy in the East. Author of a number of books on the modern history of the East.
In 1985-1989 - Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
In 1989-1991 he was a member of the Central Committee, a candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. From June 1989 to September 1990, he was Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. In March-December 1990, he was a member of the Presidential Council, where he dealt with foreign policy issues.
On September 30, 1991, he headed the Central Intelligence Service.
After leaving the post of chief intelligence officer in January 1996, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation until September 1998. From September 1998 to May 1999 - Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation. Currently, he is the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Professional intelligence officer
Vyacheslav Trubnikov - Director of the SVR from January 1996 to May 2000.
Born on April 25, 1944 in Irkutsk into a working-class family. In 1967 he graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a diploma in Eastern countries. Speaks Hindi and English. Member of the Union of Journalists since 1973.
In 1967 he was hired into foreign intelligence. In 1971-1977 and 1984-1990 he was on long-term business trips to India and Bangladesh.
In 1990, he headed one of the divisions of the central intelligence apparatus. In January 1992, he was appointed first deputy director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
After leaving the post of head of the Foreign Intelligence Service in June 2000, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Special Representative (with the rank of Federal Minister) of the President of the Russian Federation in the CIS countries.
Professional counterintelligence officer
Sergei Lebedev - head of the SVR from May 2000 to October 2007.
Born on April 9, 1948 in Jizzakh (Uzbek SSR), he graduated from high school there in 1965 with a gold medal. After graduating from the Chernigov branch of the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute in 1970, Lebedev was left to work at the institute, and a short time later he was elected secretary of the Chernigov city Komsomol committee.
In 1971-1972 he served in the army in the Kiev Military District, then worked in the Chernigov Regional Committee of the Komsomol.
Since 1973 - in state security agencies, since 1975 - in foreign intelligence (First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR). Has counterintelligence training (Kyiv KGB school) and intelligence education (KGB Red Banner Institute).
In 1978 he graduated with honors from the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 1998-2000 - official representative of the Foreign Intelligence Service in the United States.
After leaving the post of head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, he was appointed chairman of the CIS executive committee.
Civilian specialist
Mikhail Fradkov - Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service since October 5, 2007.
Born on September 1, 1950 in the Kuibyshev region. In 1972 he graduated from the Moscow Machine Tool Institute, in 1981 - from the Academy of Foreign Trade. Speaks English and Spanish.
In 1973-1975 he worked in the office of the economic adviser at the USSR Embassy in India.
In 1975-1984 - in various positions in the foreign trade association "Tyazhpromexport" of the State Committee for Economic Relations of the USSR (GKES USSR). From 1984 to 1988 - Deputy Head of the Main Supply Directorate of the State Hydroelectric Power Plant of the USSR.
In 1988-1991 - First Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Coordination and Regulation of Foreign Economic Operations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations (MFER USSR), in 1991-1992 - Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) - - Senior Advisor to the Permanent Mission of Russia to the UN and other international organizations.
Since 1992 - Deputy, and since October 12, 1993 - First Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Russia.
On March 26, 1997, he was appointed acting Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Russia, and on April 16, 1997 - Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade of Russia.
On August 20, 1997, by presidential decree, he was introduced into the Coordination Interdepartmental Council for Military-Technical Cooperation between Russia and Foreign States.
From September 19, 1997 to December 24, 1998, member of the interdepartmental commission of the Russian Security Council on international security.
On May 14, 1998, at a meeting of shareholders, he was elected chairman of the board of directors of Ingosstrakh. Since February 23, 1999 - General Director of Ingosstrakh JSC.
On May 25, 1999, he was appointed Minister of Trade of Russia. On May 7, 2000, Putin's government resigned. Kasyanov did not join the government, and the Ministry of Trade was abolished.
On May 31, 2000, he was appointed First Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council. Since August 2000, he has been a member of the Presidential Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation with Foreign States.
On March 28, 2001, he was appointed head of the Federal Tax Police Service (FSNP). On March 11, 2003, the FSNP was abolished. Fradkov was appointed plenipotentiary representative of Russia to the European Communities in Brussels with the rank of minister. In June 2003, he was also appointed special presidential representative for the development of relations with the European Union.
From March 2004 to September 2007 - Prime Minister of Russia. On September 12, 2007, he resigned “of his own free will.”
On October 5, 2007, he was appointed director of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
Used materials from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service website