The FSB Academy (russian: Академия ФСБ), in full the Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (), is an education and research institution federally chartered to prepare Russian intelligence personnel for the

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in particular and for the Russian Intelligence Community in general. The academy was formed by

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decree on August 24, 1992 on the foundation of the Higher School of the KGB, and is located in Michurinsky Prospekt, Moscow, Russia. It consists of the

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(Институт криптографии, связи и информатики, ИКСИ) and the

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(Институт подготовки оперативного состава, ИПОС) in various facilities. Colonel General Viktor Ostroukhov has been Head of the Academy from 2007 until 2019. It was then directed by Colonel General Yevgeny Sysoyev and since 2022 it has been directed by Lieutenant General Nikolay Vladimirovich Plotnikov.

History

Background

The Presidium of the

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(The first security service of the Soviet Russia) decided to establish a special institute for operational training. The first course began in April 1921. In 1922 the course was renamed the Higher Courses of the State Political Directorate (GPU). In May 1930 Moscow created higher schools for basic and advanced training of secret agents; on June 4, 1930 the school was known as the Central School of OGPU. July 14, 1934, after the formation of the

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, the former OGPU Central School was renamed the Central School of General Directorate for State Security (GUGB) of the NKVD. On March 21, 1939 the Central School of GUGB NKVD was reorganized as the Graduate School of the NKVD. By the early 1940s, every third head of the Soviet security organs was a graduate of the course. During the Great Patriotic War, the school trained more than seven thousand security officers who organized the fight against Nazi Germany. By Resolution of the Council of Ministers on August 2, 1962 the KGB Higher School was named after Dzerzhinsky. During the 1960s to 1980s, graduates took part in countering foreign intelligence services and conducting operational and combat activities.

FSB Academy

In 1995, the Higher School of the KGB was renamed the FSB Academy.Татьянин день, бывший когда-то праздником Московского государственного университета, сегодня с удовольствием отмечают все российские студенты. Академия ФСБ - не исключение
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References

External links

The FSB Academy
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History

Background

FSB Academy

See also

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