Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service

Fradkov Mikhail Efimovich - Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

Born on September 1, 1950 in the Kuibyshev region. Graduated from the Moscow Machine Tool Institute and the Academy of Foreign Trade.

Since 1973, he worked in the office of the economic adviser at the USSR Embassy in India. After finishing his trip abroad in 1975, he worked for more than 15 years in senior positions in the system of the USSR State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations (GKES) and the USSR Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. Since 1991 - Senior Advisor to the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN in Geneva. Since October 1992 - Deputy Minister, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation. From April 1997 to March 1998 - minister. In May 1999, he was appointed Minister of Trade of the Russian Federation.

Since May 2000 - First Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, in charge of economic security issues. In March 2001, he headed the Federal Tax Police Service. In March 2003, he was appointed permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union. On March 5, 2004, approved by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Candidate of Economic Sciences, has the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Speaks English and Spanish.

Married. His wife, Elena Olegovna, is an engineer-economist by training, but is not currently working.

Has two adult sons.

Conclusion

Foreign intelligence was active in all regions in which the USSR had political, economic and other interests. Much attention was paid to identifying the position of the main Western countries in relation to our country. Thanks to the coordination of intelligence efforts with the intelligence services of socialist countries, she obtained the most important information on all issues of interest to the authorities.

Foreign intelligence made an important contribution to the information support of the agreements between the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia with Germany, and to the signing of the Helsinki Agreements on cooperation in Europe.

Scientific and technical exploration was actively carried out. The resulting developments of the latest models of technology in developed countries were regularly transferred to the national economy of the country and many of them were introduced.

Intelligence monitored trends in the development of the situation in various regions of the world that were negative for the USSR, signs of a crisis in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions of the world. The information received through intelligence channels allowed the country's leadership to be aware of events in advance and take the necessary measures to prevent negative consequences for the USSR.

We told you about the main episodes of the 80-year history of Russian foreign intelligence. Of course, many facts and events were not included in our story, and the time has not yet come to talk about even more of them.

Leafing through the heroic and sometimes tragic pages of the country's main secret service, one can conclude that foreign intelligence officers have something to be proud of. At all times and in all circumstances, intelligence officers, often at the risk of their lives, fulfilled their duty, ensuring the peaceful life of our people.

A special place in the history of intelligence is occupied by the repressions of the 30s, which caused serious damage to its ranks.

Never in the past, and especially today, did our intelligence officers prepare for aggression. They had never been given such tasks. If the scouts took risks, sacrificing their lives, it was only to protect our country from enemy invasion.

Russian foreign intelligence today is represented by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. This is one of the key forces that ensure the security of citizens of the Russian Federation and the country as a whole from threats emanating from other states, organizations and individuals. The abbreviated name of the organization is SVR of Russia.

Description of the department

The work of the service is to search and report to the President of the Russian Federation, providing complete and correct information about military, economic and other foreign policy situations and sentiments. Based on all the data received, decisions are made to ensure the safety of citizens and the entire country.

The received data is processed, the information is reported directly to the President of the Russian Federation, to whom the Russian Federal Foreign Intelligence Service reports. The President of the country has the right to remove and appoint a director of the service, who is responsible for the timeliness of the information provided, as well as its reliability.

The main law regulating the work of the intelligence service was adopted in 1996. After the adoption of the Law on Foreign Intelligence, various amendments and changes were made to it from time to time. The date of foundation of the service in Russia can be considered the end of 1920.

History of foreign intelligence

Today it is impossible to name the exact date of the appearance of intelligence activities in Russia. Intelligence was modified and renamed, but it was always there. The history of Russian foreign intelligence (in more or less modern form) dates back to around 1918.

It was then, after the victory in the October Revolution, that the need arose to protect the country’s interests in foreign policy at the proper level. For the then leadership of the country, it was vitally necessary to have complete and reliable information about the situation in the world and the balance of power (enemies and allies).

It is clear that no negotiations would have made it possible to find out such data, so the task was set: to create a foreign intelligence unit under the leadership of the Chairman of the Cheka, F. E. Dzerzhinsky. Yakov Davydov became the head of the division. The primary task of the manager was to develop a staff work plan and a departmental activity plan. Subsequently, the name and structure of the unit changed several times, but all the main functions of the intelligence service were preserved.

November 1991 marked the starting point for the intelligence agency to become an independent agency. After the procedure for intelligence to leave the KGB structure, the structure was renamed and reorganized. At the end of winter 1991, by decree of the President of the RSFSR, an independent organization was formed - an external intelligence service. The old division did not undergo any significant changes, except for a change of name.

Soon the service was renamed again, intelligence began to be called the SVR of Russia. Yevgeny Primakov, who previously held a similar position in the Soviet Union, came to the post of director of the special service. Primakov was given the task of developing the type, staff and system of work of the new organization within a week. At the beginning of 1992, the President of the Russian Federation added positions to the staff and appointed deputy directors of the special service.

In fact, all occupied positions of the USSR Central Social Research Center were simply transferred to the new structure. The only newcomer was Lieutenant General Ivan Gorelovsky, who took over the tasks of the administrative and economic direction.

Over the course of its operation, the department has changed more than 20 chapters and many names. In 1991, Yevgeny Primakov took over the post; in 1996, he was replaced in 2000 by the head of Russian foreign intelligence, who appointed Sergei Lebedev as director of the SVR. In 2007, Mikhail Fradkov assumed the position of director. Since October 5, 2016, the post has been held by Sergei Naryshkin.

Legislation

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is regulated by several laws and amendments to them. The first and still fundamental law “On Foreign Intelligence” appeared after the collapse of the USSR, in the summer of 1992. Today, a new document from 1996 is in force, with amendments made in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2007.

Additionally, the activities of the service are regulated by laws and amendments to them: “On Defense”, “On the Status of Military Personnel”, “On State Secrets”, “On Operational-Investigative Activities” and some others. Also, the intelligence service is guided and operates in accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Service Tasks and Tools

The main functionality performed by Russian foreign intelligence today is:

1. Creating an environment that will support the successful implementation of the Russian Federation’s political plans.
2. Support and creation of favorable conditions for the economic, military, scientific and other plans of the Russian Federation.
3. Searching, structuring and processing information about issues related to the country's security, plans for its development, intentions of other countries and individual organizations regarding the Russian Federation.
4. Supporting the implementation of national security measures.
5. A report to the president of the country with the most accurate information about the situation and intentions of countries in relation to Russia. This report is submitted personally by the director of Russian foreign intelligence or his deputy.
6. Eliminating the threat of terrorism and taking countermeasures.

General management is exercised by the president, and all departments report to the director of foreign intelligence.

Service Permissions

The law gives the intelligence service the right to:

• establish contacts with persons to obtain the necessary information, including classified information;
• keep data and staff secret;
• use any means that will not harm the life and health of people, the reputation of the country and the environmental situation.

Operational work and its quality are ensured by the structure of the special service.

Structure of the intelligence service

At the moment, Russian foreign intelligence includes various services and departments that perform the functions of rapid response, analytics and information collection. Only the structure of the central apparatus of the service is relatively widely known. Other divisions, including regional ones and in other countries, exist, but are strictly classified. The management of the special service is represented by the director, the board, deputies, as well as various departments and services that provide all the functionality of the work.

The head of Russian foreign intelligence reports to the President of the country and manages all divisions of the service. The SVR Board is another important link in the work of the intelligence service. The board meets to solve major problems and develop plans for intelligence activities, focusing on the current situation. The meeting includes all deputy directors, as well as the heads of each of the special service units.

For public relations, the service has its own department - the Bureau of Communications and Media.

Famous operations

History contains many striking operations of our intelligence officers. Surely not all projects were widely announced in the media since the service is secret. But those operations that have received wide publicity represent very effective projects:

1. "Syndicate-2" - operation of the 20s. on the withdrawal from abroad of the active enemy of the USSR B. Sannikov.
2. Operation to decipher secret messages from the Japanese Foreign Ministry in 1923.
3. Operation Tarantella 1930-1934, which was carried out to control the activities of British intelligence in relation to the USSR.
4. Development and creation of the country's nuclear shield.

Due to successful operations, most of the employees have received personal awards from the government of the country.

Additional information

Today there is a misconception that two important structures that ensure the security of citizens and the country - the FSB and Russian foreign intelligence - quite clearly divide their responsibilities among themselves. According to the majority, the SVR works only with external information, and the FSB deals only with internal information.

In reality, everything is a little different. Both services operate both domestically and internationally. The difference between them is not where, but how they work to protect the country from terrorist attacks and spies, and the SVR, if not completely, then for the most part, is itself a spy organization.

Today, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service is considered one of the best intelligence services in the world. A rich history, strict selection of specialists and many successfully completed tasks confirm this fact.

Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation

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(SVR of Russia)

Emblem of the SVR of Russia

Flag of the SVR of Russia

General information

Previous department First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR

The activities are managed by the President of Russia

Higher department President of Russia

Headquarters 119034, Moscow, SVR Press Bureau, Ostozhenka, 51/10; main complex - Yasenevo

55°35′02″ N. w. 37°31′04″ E. d. (G) (O)

Number of employees Classified (according to some data in 1990-1992 - about 11 thousand people, today - over 13,000 people)

Annual Budget Classified

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov

Key document of the Federal Law “On Foreign Intelligence”

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR of Russia) is the main foreign intelligence agency of the Russian Federation.

The service's headquarters is located in Yasenevo.

Since December 1991, the SVR declared itself the official successor to the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR (PGU) and the Central Intelligence Service of the USSR (TSSR).

The SVR emphasizes its historical role as the continuer of the traditions of the special services of Soviet Russia and the former Soviet Union: the Cheka of the SNK of the RSFSR-GPU NKVD of the RSFSR-MGB-KGB. As a result of the denunciation of the union treaty and the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the question arose of a radical reorganization of the foreign intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation on the basis of the abolished Central Intelligence Service of the USSR (TsSR).

After the collapse of the USSR, on the basis of the Central Intelligence Service of the USSR, by decree of the President of the RSFSR Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin No. 293 of December 18, 1991, “in connection with the ratification by the Supreme Council of the RSFSR of the Agreement on the creation of the CIS of December 8, 1991 and in order to ensure the security of the Russian Federation,” the SVR was formed RSFSR.

According to the official version of the SVR of the Russian Federation, by the Decree of the President of the RSFSR of December 18, 1991, a fundamentally new intelligence service of the new Russia was not created, and the Central Intelligence Service of the USSR was only “renamed the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia.”

On December 26, 1991, President of the RSFSR B.N. Yeltsin signed Decree No. 316 of December 26, 1991 on the appointment of the first director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RSFSR. This was Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov, who was instructed to submit proposals to the president on the Regulations on the newly created service, its structure and staff within a week.

On January 13, 1992, President of the RSFSR B.N. Yeltsin signed Decree No. 15 on the appointment of deputy directors of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RSFSR. All deputy directors of the USSR Central Social Research Center retained their posts in the new structure. They were joined by Ivan Gorelovsky, who, with the rank of lieutenant general, became responsible for administrative and economic activities.

After this, the foreign intelligence service was reorganized several more times: into the Federal Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia (09/30/1992), into the SVR under the President of the Russian Federation (10/07/1992), and then into the SVR of the Russian Federation in its current form.

Decree No. 293 of December 18, 1991 on the creation of the SVR (page 1)

Decree No. 293 of December 18, 1991 on the creation of the SVR (page 2)

Decree No. 316 of December 26, 1991 on the appointment of the first director of the Foreign Intelligence Service

Decree No. 15 of January 13, 1992 on the appointment of deputy directors of the Foreign Intelligence Service (first team)

Legislative regulation

The first full-fledged federal law “On Foreign Intelligence” was adopted in July 1992.

Currently, the activities of the SVR are based on the federal law “On Foreign Intelligence” No. 5-FZ of January 10, 1996 (as amended by federal laws No. 135 of November 7, 2000, No. 86 of June 30, 2003, No. 122 of August 22. 2004 and No. 20 dated 02/14/2007.

To a lesser extent, the existence and activities of the Foreign Intelligence Service, its structures and personnel are built on the basis of:

Federal Law “On Defense” No. 61 of May 31, 1996

Federal Law “On the Status of Military Personnel” No. 76 of May 27, 1998 (as amended by federal laws of December 31, 1999, June 19, 2000, August 7, 2000 et December 21, 2000)

Federal Law “On State Secrets” No. 5485-1 of June 21, 1993 (as amended by Federal Law No. 133 of October 6, 1997)

Federal Law “On Operational-Investigative Activities” No. 144 of August 12, 1995

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The place of the SVR in the system of government bodies of Russia

Decree No. 1185

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation is a Federal Service, an executive body of Russia, whose activities are managed not by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, but directly by the President of the Russian Federation

This status of the SVR was established by Decree No. 1185 of October 7, 1992, by President Boris Yeltsin.

Foreign intelligence is defined by law as “an integral part of the security forces of the Russian Federation,” which is “designed to protect the security of individuals, society and the state from external threats using methods and means” defined by federal legislation.

The Director of the SVR is personally responsible for the objectivity and reliability of intelligence information obtained by the SVR and reported to the President.

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Goals and objectives of the SVR

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR of Russia) is designed to protect the security of individuals, society and the state from external threats. The SVR carries out intelligence activities for the purposes of:

providing the President of the Russian Federation, the Federal Assembly and the Government with the intelligence information they need to make decisions in the political, economic, military-strategic, scientific, technical and environmental fields;

ensuring conditions conducive to the successful implementation of the Russian Federation's security policy;

promoting economic development, scientific and technological progress of the country and military-technical security of the Russian Federation.

For this purpose, the Federal Law “On Foreign Intelligence” provides the Foreign Intelligence Service with powers, including confidential cooperation with persons who have given consent to this.

In the process of intelligence activities, the SVR has the right to use overt and covert methods and means, without causing harm to the life and health of people or harming the environment. The procedure for using these methods and means is determined by the laws and other regulations of the Russian Federation.

Intelligence information is provided to the President of the Russian Federation, the chambers of the Federal Assembly, the Government of the Russian Federation and federal executive and judicial authorities, enterprises, institutions and organizations determined by the President.

The heads of the Foreign Intelligence Service bear personal responsibility to the President of the Russian Federation for the reliability, objectivity of intelligence information and the timeliness of its provision.

In accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation “On measures to counter terrorism” dated February 15, 2006, the National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) was created, which included the Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

General management of the foreign intelligence agencies of the Russian Federation (including the SVR) is exercised by the President of the Russian Federation.

"Barrier"

In 1998, under the director of the Foreign Intelligence Service, a new security unit was created - the formation was called “Zaslon”. It included almost three hundred people who had previously been involved in special operations abroad. According to the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper, “a similar unit already existed in the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR, but during the Afghan war it began to perform tasks unusual for intelligence and in 1983 it was removed from the PGU, transferred to another department of the committee, and a few years later years and completely disintegrated.”

Employees of the Zaslon group are constantly on duty around the clock. It is assumed that Zaslon is used to provide power support for intelligence operations, since due to the increased secrecy of its activities, inconsistencies sometimes arise with other Russian intelligence services. Fearing a possible leak of information, the consequences of which would be most severe for the SVR, intelligence officers may not inform other security officials about their plans.

According to NEWSru and other media reports, in 2003, Zaslon was used in Iraq and Iran.

On December 20, 2002, SVR director Sergei Lebedev, in an interview with Interfax, denied the existence of reconnaissance and sabotage units in the SVR.

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The 1994 exposure of CIA agent Aldrich Ames.

The arrest in February 2001 of Robert Hanssen, an FBI employee who collaborated with the KGB and SVR for more than 15 years.

Detention in June 2010 of eleven Russian illegal immigrants who were collecting information in the United States. The best of the illegals Juan Lazaro (Mikhail Vasenkov) Hero of the Soviet Union, photographer. The failure became possible as a result of the betrayal of a high-ranking employee of the SVR Shcherbakov (conventional surname) - head of department “C” of illegal intelligence; he brought a paper dossier of an illegal immigrant to M. Vasenkov, who was arrested in the USA. The daughter has lived in the USA for a long time. The son worked at the State Drug Control Service and shortly before his father fled, he went to his sister.

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Management

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Main article: List of chiefs of Soviet and Russian foreign intelligence

To begin with, it is worth remembering that all intelligence officers do not like to be called spies. And then - nothing is impossible. And even a diploma in a specialty unrelated to intelligence is not an obstacle on the path to your dream.

“The profile of the university is not of great importance, the main thing is the basic level of culture and education, as well as learning ability, including foreign languages,” said AiF Head of the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Ivanov. Only a Russian citizen, usually aged 22-30, can become a staff member of the SVR. A person must meet the medical and professional-psychological requirements of military service. Anyone who thinks that a “man on the street” cannot get into intelligence is mistaken. The SVR website has detailed step-by-step instructions on what such candidates need to do.

First of all, you need to fill out two forms by hand (available on the website). Attach a color photo, photocopy of your passport, diploma or transcript from your grade book if your studies at the university are still ongoing. The entire package of documents is sent by registered mail to the address: C Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, PO Box 510, Main Post Office, Moscow, 101000. Or you can personally deliver it to the SVR press bureau at: Moscow, st. Ostozhenka, 51, building 1. “Materials sent by e-mail, fax, etc. will not be considered,” Ivanov explained. “Personal data transmitted via open electronic communication channels may become known to third parties, including foreign intelligence services.” Those whose documents are of interest to the SVR will receive a response from the personnel service within 30 days from the date of their receipt. Candidates will be invited for an interview.

The questionnaire contains both fairly predictable questions (whether we judge or not, whether there are close relatives who are foreigners, etc.), as well as unexpected ones. For example, for intelligence it is important whether among the relatives of a potential candidate there were people who died as a result of an accident, suicide, or under unclear circumstances. And if a person suddenly used drugs and other psychoactive substances, it is necessary to describe what sensations he experienced.

What checks must be passed?

“Different people come to get jobs in intelligence. There are also some very strange personalities. Then a subject will come who “can read minds.” If I could, I would immediately understand from my thoughts that I need to run away from here,” jokes Sergei Ivanov. - A woman came who assured that she could teleport. She was immediately asked to demonstrate this “necessary” ability for a scout. She hasn't appeared since then. “Invisible people” and “people who can walk through walls” often try to get a job.

But more often you come across those who pursue selfish goals. These are identified immediately. Even if the candidate successfully passed the first stage of selection, he will have to communicate with psychologists and undergo a polygraph test, where they ask “uncomfortable” and tricky questions. Careerists are “declassified” quickly and they try not to hire them, because they cannot be trusted 100%: in pursuit of the next star on uniform, such people can make a fatal mistake.

There are also absolute contraindications to the service. For example, insufficient resistance to psychological pressure. This also includes poor memory, slow reactions, and even poor erudition. Not every profession requires such a broad outlook and flexibility of mind, but a scout has no right to be uninteresting to those people who interest him. So we don’t have slow-witted intelligence officers. A triple filter is provided to filter out such candidates. First, you need to get a higher education. Secondly, you need to pass a special intelligence test. And thirdly, to be tested in practice: specific situations are simulated that make it possible to identify how a person behaves in an extreme situation, if he is confused or very frightened. Also, no matter how pretentious it may sound, without patriotism you shouldn’t even get involved in intelligence. “When we talk about the feeling of patriotism, then, believe me, these are not some lofty words, but an urgent necessity,” explains Sergei Ivanov. “A person must believe in the rightness of his cause, because he goes through difficulties, hardships, and sometimes risks his life for the sole purpose of serving the Fatherland.”

What's the salary?

No matter how talented and beautiful a newly minted intelligence officer is, he cannot do without training. They can direct you to courses taught by active intelligence officers and service veterans. Or perhaps they will be individually assigned to a curator who will teach you everything. You won’t be accepted into the Foreign Intelligence Academy from school. “Not everyone we accepted goes on to study at the academy. But everyone who enters the academy is already our employee,” explains the SVR. Moreover, they study here not for 5 years, as in a regular university, but for as long as “recommended by the Center.” They teach a lot of different and interesting things - international law, foreign languages, history of diplomatic relations, political science, regional studies, and so on. But first of all - special disciplines in the profession: the theory and practice of intelligence work.

After training, young employees come to service units, where they delve into the situation for some time, and with specific tasks they are sent to the most important place of intelligence work - abroad. If you have a family, then you can go together.

The salary is decent. The press bureau does not give exact figures, since they depend on where you are currently working - here in Russia, in the central office of the service, or on a business trip abroad. And on a business trip, there are differences between countries: it all depends on the complexity of the current situation and the tasks being performed. But they advised to focus on military salaries, since all intelligence officers are officers and have combined arms ranks. They are entitled to all the benefits provided to military personnel - a good social package with free medical care, sanatoriums and a military mortgage.

Day of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

December 20 is the Day of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation celebrates its holiday on this day. Special material about the Foreign Intelligence Service from Voenpro.

How did the foreign intelligence service appear?

Any sovereign state strives to ensure its security from external and internal enemies. In big politics, people always do things in plain sight that will not cause much resonance in society. But behind-the-scenes games are much more dangerous, and only a very limited circle of people are involved in them.

But, having secret data, you can prevent serious problems that ill-wishers may be preparing. The activities of the foreign intelligence service are aimed specifically at identifying secret information and transferring it to the processing center.

December 20 is the Day of the Foreign Intelligence Service, since it was on this date back in 1920 that the Foreign Department of the Cheka under the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the RSFSR was created. The main task of the formed structure was to fight counter-revolutionary sentiments outside revolutionary Russia. Many European powers tried to acquire part of the lands of the former empire, which was engulfed in civil war.

Defeat in the war with Poland forced the Bolsheviks to create a completely new structure for the state. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service had to promptly identify plans to prepare for aggression on the part of foreign invaders so that preparations could be made for the invasion. Spies have existed since the times of the tsars, but their activities have never been so large-scale and thoughtful. With the formation of the USSR, representative offices of SVR bodies appeared in almost all countries of the world.

The structure of the SVR looked like this:

1. Management R. Engaged in operational planning and risk analysis of upcoming operations in order to prepare for them in the best possible way.
2. Management K. The main task of the structure was counterintelligence, with the help of which it was necessary to suppress the activities of spies in the homeland.
3. Office C. Solved problems with illegal immigration.
4. OT management. Took care of the operational and technical equipment of all departments with the most modern types of equipment.
5. Management I. Appeared with the development of computer technology, and served to conduct intelligence operations through the World Wide Web.
6. Directorate T. It was created for scientific and technical intelligence in order to obtain data on the most promising developments that Soviet designers could use to modernize existing equipment.
7. Directorate of Intelligence Information. All data obtained by agents was received here, after which it was processed and sorted depending on its importance and possibility of use for state security purposes.
8. RT management. Served for conducting internal operations on the territory of the Union. The main task was to identify possible traitors within the SVR itself.

Work in the SVR was very responsible and required many qualities from a person, so the selection of candidates was carried out as strictly as possible. At the same time, intelligence officers had to be ready to infiltrate various government organizations and wait for years for their chance to receive the necessary information. Also, in the event of disclosure, everyone understood that the country would not recognize the fact of espionage and would in every possible way disown its representatives. Therefore, you can only rely on yourself.

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service

The collapse of the Soviet Union became a serious problem for the entire structure, since it lost a single center of control. Therefore, the Soviet formation had a successor - the foreign intelligence service of the Russian Federation. In fact, it turned out that Soviet intelligence was simply renamed Russian, preserving all intelligence networks and secret documentation. The rest of the post-Soviet countries had to independently create similar services almost from scratch.

The Federal Foreign Intelligence Service is a branch of the executive branch, therefore it is controlled directly by the President of the Russian Federation. It should be noted that Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin himself is directly related to foreign intelligence, having served 5 years undercover in the GDR.

All reports go to the president's desk, and the head of the foreign intelligence service is personally responsible for their relevance and reliability. So information is verified through multiple channels so that it can be confirmed by independent sources.

Powers of the Foreign Intelligence Service:

1. Establishing contact with persons who have voluntarily expressed a desire to cooperate while maintaining the confidentiality of their identity.
2. Effective encryption of any information about the number of staff, agent connections, appearances and passwords of the structure.
3. Use of all technical methods for conspiracy that are approved by legislative acts and do not contradict international treaties.
4. Interaction with other law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation in order to ensure state security and suppress hostile actions.
5. Concluding agreements with private and public companies as part of ongoing operations to obtain intelligence data.
6. Protection of state secrets from information leaks.
7. Ensuring the safety of all personnel and families of employees.
8. Cooperation with intelligence and counterintelligence of foreign powers.
9. Creation of educational institutions to train new personnel.
10. Ensuring the safety of citizens of the Russian Federation who are on a business trip outside the state and have access to classified information.
11. Own protection against unauthorized penetration into the service structure.
12. Creation of the necessary organizations that can help in obtaining the necessary information. It is also possible to develop your own software.

Tasks and functions of the foreign intelligence service:

Providing the country's political and military leadership with up-to-date intelligence data to help in decision-making;
. carrying out events that will contribute to the successful implementation of the policies of the Russian Federation on the world stage;
. promoting the development of the state in all spheres of life;
. carrying out operations to protect government interests around the world.

To carry out their assigned tasks, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service may use overt and covert methods. But at the same time, civilians should not be harmed, and it is also prohibited to purposefully damage other people’s property, destroy buildings and historical monuments, and spoil the environment. For violation of established laws, appropriate punishment is provided.

The headquarters of the SVR is located in the village of Bachurino, Moscow region. It is from here that all foreign operations are coordinated and authorized. Russia has its own foreign intelligence representatives on all continents, but the exact number of agents is classified. The SVR press bureau is located in Moscow, so any open information can be obtained here.

The director of the foreign intelligence service of the Russian Federation does not have to be a military personnel. Today, this post is occupied by Sergei Evgenievich Naryshkin, who does not have a military rank. The director is personally appointed by the President, and he is also his immediate superior. All reports must be personally presented to the head of state immediately after their preparation.

Service in foreign intelligence agencies

The areas of activity of the foreign intelligence service are very extensive, so it requires specialists of a wide range of profiles. In recent years, information can be obtained not only in person, but also remotely, if you can gain access to network resources.

Therefore, skilled hackers have become one of the most sought after professionals who are sent to the cyber security department. They can not only hack other people’s servers, but also protect their resources from penetration.

Structure of the foreign intelligence service:

Management (director, consulting group, board, first deputy director, deputy director for personnel, deputy director for scientific work, deputy director for operations, deputy director for logistics);
. department for provision of technical means of operation;
. Secretary of State;
. public relations office;
. director's office;
. department for solving organizational issues;
. exploration of technical and scientific achievements;
. management (operational technology, research and systematization of intelligence data, foreign counterintelligence, economic intelligence, information resources);
. Foreign Intelligence Service Academy;
. divisions of operational workers.

The country's leadership denies the existence of a security agency within the intelligence service. But SVR special forces regularly appear in various publications. Soldiers with unidentified “Barrier” patches often appear on camera when talking about the evacuation of Russian diplomats from conflict zones in the Middle East and African countries.

There is plenty of work in the foreign intelligence service, but getting hired will not be easy. Candidates go through many selection stages:

1. A citizen must have completed higher education and a specialty that will help him in fulfilling his assigned tasks.
2. The candidate’s physical and mental health should not cause any complaints.
3. The applicant must be intellectually developed in order to quickly find solutions to complex problems and be able to improvise depending on the prevailing circumstances.
4. The person should not have any problems with the law. Relatives and immediate circles are also being checked for connections to crime.
5. Women can be hired for a limited number of positions.
6. An additional check is carried out on the candidate to determine the possibility of issuing him access to information containing state secrets.

The Federal Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia is a paramilitary force, so employment here is closed for holders of a “white ticket”.

Holiday Day of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation

When people ask what date is SVR day in 2016, they can get a quick answer. The department's annual holiday is always celebrated on December 20, regardless of what day of the week it falls on. On this day, all distinguished employees are presented with departmental awards and state awards. It is noteworthy that foreign agents are left without congratulations, since they cannot reveal themselves.

The date of the day of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service employee usually goes unnoticed by citizens. Intelligence must act secretly and not attract attention, so it is not surprising in the absence of magnificent celebrations and mass celebrations in the cities. So, only the employees themselves take part in the ceremonial events, without outsiders and concert programs.

Congratulations on SVR Day come from the lips of the country's leadership and department, but relatives should not forget about the professional holiday. So you need to prepare pleasant surprises that will be much more important than public attention. Workers of secret agencies do not have the easiest fate, because they cannot tell a lot due to non-disclosure of secrets. So support and support from the family is very important so as not to doubt your choice of profession.

Voentorg Voenpro has prepared wonderful gifts for the foreign intelligence service, which can be purchased in any quantity. Souvenir products make it possible to always remember your duty to the Motherland. You will definitely be able to find something suitable in the electronic catalogue.

For the SVR holiday, you can give a badge, emblem, medals and other distinctive attributes of the department. It is also possible to order accessories with individual design, which will fully meet the client’s requirements. Delivery is made to any region using the service chosen by the customer.

You can congratulate representatives of foreign intelligence on the holiday and leave comments about their activities under the article.

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