Mikhail Barsukov

Mikhail Barsukov
Barsukov in 1995
Born(1947-11-08)November 8, 1947
NationalitySoviet
Russian
Alma materMoscow Higher Military Command School,
M. V. Frunze Military Academy
AwardsOrder of the Red Star
Espionage activity
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Service branchKGB
FSB
RankArmy General
OperationsKizlyar-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.