Mark Galeotti
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In Moscow's Shadows 255: Chekistocracy? Or, Power and the Spooks in Putin's Russia
Quite a long ep. “Russia is run by the spooks” is a satisfying line, but despite talk of a 'Chekistocracy', the FSB, SVR and GRU are better understood as competing institutional actors... 1/
Quite a long ep. “Russia is run by the spooks” is a satisfying line, but despite talk of a 'Chekistocracy', the FSB, SVR and GRU are better understood as competing institutional actors... 1/
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