In Moscow's Shadows 255: Chekistocracy? Or, Power and the Spooks in Putin's Russia

In Moscow's Shadows by Mark Galeotti

“Russia is run by the spooks” is a satisfying line, but it is also a lazy one. Despite talk of a 'Chekistocracy' run by the intelligence and security services, the FSB, SVR and GRU are better understood as competing inst...View more