Federal Security Bureau (Noun)
Meaning
The internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Federal Security Bureau is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence within the Russian Federation.
- Vladimir Putin led the Federal Security Bureau before becoming President of Russia.
- The KGB was disbanded and its domestic successor agencies, which included the Federal Security Bureau, were established.
- In 1995 the FSB was reconstituted with the Federal Security Bureau as its main successor.
- The Federal Security Bureau is also responsible for supervising the borders of the Russian Federation by means of the Federal Border Guard Service.