The Lubyanka - infamous during the Soviet terror - is now the FSB headquarters
BBC: Putin, power and poison: Russia’s elite FSB spy club
FSB. The letters are not just familiar to fans of spy thrillers. They have come to symbolise Vladimir Putin's grip on power in Russia.
Russia's secretive security agency has gained notoriety around the world with its intelligence and counter-terror operations.
But with roots in the Soviet Union's KGB secret police, allegations of state-sanctioned killings and close ties to the president, it faces questions about its true nature and ambitions.
What does the FSB do?
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WNU Editor: Russia's own version of the "Deep State".
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