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People of the Revolution and the USSR
Activity(set)
Affiliation
Position(set)
Citizenship
Background
Era(set)
People of the Soviet Union
People of the Chinese revolution and the People’s Republic
People of the wider world
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Vladimir Alexandrovich Kryuchkov Владимир Александрович Крючков
The KGB chairman who designed the August coup
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1924–2007
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Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov Евгений Максимович Примаков
The Arabist premier who turned his plane around over the Atlantic
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1929–2015
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Viktor Fyodorovich Grushko Виктор Фёдорович Грушко
The KGB operational deputy who bridged foreign intelligence and counterintelligence
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1930–2001
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Yuri Sergeyevich Plekhanov Юрий Сергеевич Плеханов
From KGB eavesdropping chief to head of leadership security, the man who pulled the coup's trigger
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1930–2002
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Alexander Vladimirovich Vlasov Александр Владимирович Власов
Creator of OMON and the last communist prime minister of Russia, defeated by Yeltsin
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1932–2002
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Leonid Vladimirovich Shebarshin Леонид Владимирович Шебаршин
Last chief of Soviet foreign intelligence
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1935–2012
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Boris Karlovich Pugo Борис Карлович Пуго
From Latvian KGB chief to USSR interior minister, a guardian of order shattered in the coup he backed
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1937–1991
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Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin Вадим Викторович Бакатин
The last KGB chairman, appointed to dismantle it
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1937–2022
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Nikolai Mikhailovich Golushko Николай Михайлович Голушко
The last chairman of the KGB of the Ukrainian SSR, who went on to serve the security services of three states: USSR, Ukraine, and Russia
Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union state institutions
1937–2025