Hello To The New KGB (Called The FSB Today)

The KGB Rebuilds Itself -- The Strategy Page

The FSB (the successor to the Cold War era Russian KGB) is being given more and more of its old powers, and personnel, back. Before the Soviet Union disappeared in 1991, the KGB was the most powerful organization in the country. It was a law until itself, as long as it stuck to its main task; keeping the Communist Party in charge of the country. When the Soviet Union collapsed, the KGB lost most of its power, but did not disappear. It was split into many separate organizations, with the main ones being the FSB (a counterintelligence organization with police powers) and the SVR (conducted overseas espionage). But since the late 1990s, the FSB has been regaining a lot of its Cold War powers, and personnel.

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My Comment: I have trouble seeing the FSB approaching anything near to what the KGB was responsible for during the time of Stalin. Unfortunately .... what is the future role and goals of the FSB are still clouded in secret, and until that is resolved, present concerns and worries of this police agency are justified.