Russia 'to revive the KGB' after Putin wins biggest majority

[Independent voter]

I'm glad, when you say "FSB" nobody knows what you're talking about. Everyone knows KGB!

I think the US equivalent would be to combine the FBI which handles internal security with the CIA which handles external security?

So the KGB is one stop shopping.





http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016...ecurity-force/



Russia plans effectively to revive the KGB under a massive shake-up of its security forces, a respected business daily has reported.

A State Security Ministry, or MGB, would be created from the current Federal Security Service (FSB) , and would incorporate the foreign intelligence service (SVR) and the state guard service (FSO), under the plans. It would be handed all-encompassing powers once possessed by the KGB, the Kommersant newspaper said, citing security service sources.

Like the much-feared KGB, it would also oversee the prosecutions of Kremlin critics, a task currently undertaken by the Investigative Committee, headed by Alexander Bastrykin, a former university classmate of President Putin. The Kremlin has not commented.

Vladimir Putin and top Russian officials have adopted same distinctive gait taught by KGBPlay! 00:48
The MGB is expected to be in operation before the 2018 presidential elections, which could see Mr Putin secure a fourth term of office that would keep him in power until 2024.

Mr Putin served as a KGB officer in Soviet-era East Germany, and is also thought to have been responsible for keeping tabs on dissidents in his hometown of Leningrad, now St Petersburg. He headed the FSB from July 1998 to August 1999, before becoming prime minister, and has often quipped that there is no such thing as a former KGB officer.

“The KGB was one of the strongest special services in the world – everyone recognised this,” Sergei Goncharov, who served in Russia’s now disbanded Alpha counter-terror unit in the 1990s, told state media. Mr Goncharov also said the creation of the MGB would provide Russia with a “strong fist” overseen by a unified leadership.

Kremlin critics were horrified by the possible rebirth of an organisation synonymous in Russia with political oppression. “It’s time to get out [of the country],” wrote Elshad Babaev, a Twitter user. “Anyone who can should take the opportunity.”

The KGB was just one of the many incarnations of the Soviet Union’s feared secret police service, which was founded in 1917 as the Cheka.

The MGB is not a new designation. It was the name of the state security apparatus for eight years during Joseph Stalin’s bloody rule. It was renamed the KGB after Stalin’s death, and disbanded in 1991, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, when its powers were distributed among a number of newly-created security services.

The Kommersant report came less than 24 hours after Mr Putin’s ruling United Russia party strengthened its grip on the Duma, the lower house of parliament, taking three-quarters of its 450 seats, its largest ever majority.

The two anti-Putin parties on the ballot – Parnas and Yabloko – failed to overcome the 5 per cent threshold to enter parliament.

Dmitry Gudkov, the only liberal opposition politician to hold a seat before, was defeated by a United Russia candidate.

"The question now is ... how to live with a one-party parliament," he said.

The election was marred by allegations of vote-rigging and widespread apathy. The turnout in Moscow was just 35 per cent, the lowest since Mr Putin came to power in 2000.

“A record low turnout. Democrats get less than 3 per cent. The MGB is to be recreated. Welcome to the brave new world,” said Vladimir Kara-Murza, the deputy leader of Parnas.

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Great news.More seasons of "the Americans"

[Life-Binder]

putin syka vodka dotka

[Cybran]

All the more reason for me to never visit Russia.

As if they care.

[Milchshake]

Noice.

All the more reason for me to never visit Russia.

Conversely, does this mean more Russian expats?

Ya know, move to the West, and complain about all those Westerners. Like my aunt's cleaning lady. She moved to Germany like 10 years ago, but still watches Russian state TV. She's like a live action version of some of the posters here.

Apparently there's and hour long show on Russian TV, where they focus on how the West is talking about Russia every week. She gripes about it all the time.

I dont get it, since there's no weekly show about Russia talking about us. Sounds like a less funny version of Mean Girls.

[JohnBrown1917]

As if they care.

As if he cares you don't care.

[TrumpIsPresident]

KGB > everything else.

[Shibito]

in Mother Russia KGB owns you

[Independent voter]

Think about it, how different are foreign enemies from Russian citizens?

[May90]

Well, in Belarus KGB was never really reformed; in fact, it is still called KGB. Russia is, at least, a bit more advanced: in Iron Age, rather than Stone Age!

[Gref]

They rush b in style. lol at turnout. not even the people gives a fuck anymore

[Powerogue]

“A record low turnout. Democrats get less than 3 per cent. The MGB is to be recreated. Welcome to the brave new world,” said Vladimir Kara-Murza, the deputy leader of Parnas.

I don't see nearly enough free drugs and orgies happening for that to be the case just yet.

Though reading the rest of that, one party government, effective return of the central "secret police" organization, one thing's for sure:

“It’s time to get out [of the country],” wrote Elshad Babaev, a Twitter user. “Anyone who can should take the opportunity.”

[ringpriest]

Well, Anatoliy Golitsyn (if he is, or were, somehow still around), would certainly be the first to say, "I told you so!"

[Grummgug]

The real question is what to do about terrorists in the North Caucasus that are scouring every avenue to obtain nuclear materials to build some type of dirty bomb or nuke and use it on Russia. Russia has to do something drastic because their current defense and intelligence operation isn't working.

With this move, its more likely that Europe (probably Paris or London) will be first city hit by nuclear terrorism, simply because they are softer targets now.

[Kapadons]

Does this mean they will begin recruiting for Russian sleeper agents that gain near super powers when uttered a secret code word. Cause I'm may be down to volunteer for that.

[hrugner]

I don't see nearly enough free drugs and orgies happening for that to be the case just yet.

Though reading the rest of that, one party government, effective return of the central "secret police" organization, one thing's for sure:

You're right, I'd expect something more like Yevgeny Zamyatin's We.

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Centralized intell doesn't mean kgb, ussr n communism is gone. There are other parties in parliament, more than Us two-party system. The article flat out LIES.

There's a difference between having other stance n being on US pay like certain "dissidents" who tried to stealhtly sneaky off to us embassy, well-known since cold war as CIA hq.

Obviously article is full of propaganda to foster Russophobia. Always some fear-porn by western msm.

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The real question is what to do about terrorists in the North Caucasus that are scouring every avenue to obtain nuclear materials to build some type of dirty bomb or nuke and use it on Russia. Russia has to do something drastic because their current defense and intelligence operation isn't working.

With this move, its more likely that Europe (probably Paris or London) will be first city hit by nuclear terrorism, simply because they are softer targets now.

Stop reading tom clancy or garbage like that.

[Independent voter]

Centralized intell doesn't mean kgb, ussr n communism is gone. There are other parties in parliament, more than Us two-party system. The article flat out LIES.

There's a difference between having other stance n being on US pay like certain "dissidents" who tried to stealhtly sneaky off to us embassy, well-known since cold war as CIA hq.

Obviously article is full of propaganda to foster Russophobia. Always some fear-porn by western msm.

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Stop reading tom clancy or garbage like that.

The Telegraph isn't a propaganda newspaper.

[Ravenblade]

Well, reviving the KGB is literally like reviving the Stasi. I expect the new MGB being as ruthless as the old KGB then.

[Dezerte]

Time to bring back MIB.