Mikhail Barsukov | |
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Born | November 8, 1947 |
Nationality | Soviet Russian |
Alma mater | Moscow Higher Military Command School, M. V. Frunze Military Academy |
Awards | Order of the Red Star |
Espionage activity | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service branch | KGB FSB |
Rank | Army General |
Operations | Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis |
Mikhail Ivanovich Barsukov (Russian: Михаил Иванович Барсуков; born 8 November 1947) is a former Russian intelligence and government official. His most notable post was as the short-lived head of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) in mid-1990s.