Federal Security Agency of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

The Federal Security Agency of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic () was an agency of the Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, responsible for matters of ensuring state security in the RSFSR from November 1991 to January 1992.

History On May 5, 1991, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR adopted a resolution on the spit of the State Committee of the RSFSR for Defense and Security into the State Committee for Defense and the Committee for State Security (KGB) of the RSFSR (previously existed in 1955-1965).

On November 26, 1991, the president of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin issued Decree No. 233 “On the transformation of the State Security Committee of the RSFSR into the Federal Security Agency of the RSFSR”. Less than a month later, on December 19, 1991, the Federal Security Agency was abolished, a decision which was soon challenged by the Supreme Soviet of Russia in the Constitutional Court of Russia and on January 14, 1992, it was found to be inconsistent with the Constitution of the RSFSR and, therefore, declared invalid. Accordingly, the AFB of Russia was restored.

On January 15, 1992, the director general of the agency, Viktor Ivanenko, was dismissed from his post, and Viktor Barannikov was appointed in his place. Nine days later, on January 24, 1992, the agency was abolished, and two deputy general directors: Yevgeny Savostyanov and Sergei Stepashin were immediately appointed deputy ministers of security.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 24 января 1992 г. № 42 «Об образовании Министерства безопасности Российской Федерации»

Structure Main Intelligence Directorate Main Directorate of Counterintelligence Main Information and Analytical Directorate Main Directorate for Work with Personnel Directorate of Military Counterintelligence Counter-Terrorism Directorate Foreign Intelligence Directorate Inspectorate Department Operational and Technical Management Communications Directorate Investigative Department Secretariat Military Medical Directorate Military Construction Directorate Service for interaction and coordination of activities with the security agencies of the Soviet Union Legal Support Service Economic management Economic Service Public Relations Center Internal Security Department Department of Operating Funds Pre-trial detention facility

Directors

Viktor Ivanenko (November 26, 1991 – January 15, 1992) Viktor Barannikov (January 15–24, 1992)

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