FSB
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Russia's top security service doesn't just spy, it seizes companies and disciplines the elite.
Who they are
The FSB, Russia's Federal Security Service and the domestic successor to the KGB.
What they do
The engine calls it a paramount institution whose powers now include economic enforcement, not just security.
How it works
Its Economic Security Service and Internal Security Directorate are the main tools for corporate raiding, redistributing assets, and keeping the elite in line. It's run by director Bortnikov, with ideological direction from Patrushev.
Why it matters
It shows how a security service can become a machine for controlling the economy and enforcing loyalty among the powerful.
The engine's record — word for word
Federal Security Service. Paramount institution. KGB domestic successor with expanded economic enforcement. Economic Security Service (SEB) and Internal Security Directorate (USB) = primary mechanisms for corporate raiding, asset redistribution, elite discipline. Under Bortnikov (director), ideological guidance from Patrushev.
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