KGB
Coverage of KGB in the Nexus archive.
- Former Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov Dies at 73
Sergei Ivanov, a former KGB colleague of Vladimir Putin who served as defense minister from 2001 until 2016, died at 73. The Kremlin confirmed his death on Friday.
- Sergei Ivanov, Russia’s ex-defense minister once seen as Putin’s likely successor, has died at 73
Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister and KGB veteran, has died at 73. He served as defense minister under President Vladimir Putin, was considered a potential successor but was bypassed in favor of Dmitry Medvedev, and later held various Kremlin roles before being named a presidential envoy. The Kremlin confirmed his death without specifying the cause.
- Russian Active Measures, And More Dirty Tricks: Expect Russia to Escalate Its Attacks on our Democracies
The article discusses Russia's historical use of 'active measures' to disrupt democracies, highlighting recent operations in Europe targeting ethnic minorities through defacement and divisive tactics. It notes the evolution of these strategies with AI and cognitive warfare, emphasizing the role of Russian intelligence agencies like the SVR, GRU, and FSB in undermining Western political systems.
- How Putin became master of the image
The article examines how Putin has reinvented his image from an enigmatic KGB agent to a wartime ruler. It highlights his repeated transformations in public perception and self-representation.