The new ideology of the Russian secret services

The French political scientist and criminologist Hélène Blanc analyses the functioning of the Russian secret services in an interview conducted by Eléonore Sulser. "It should be known that the KGB - which is now called the FSB, but is still the KGB - is a State within the State. It is a world apart that has its own culture, its own rules. ... Since he reached power, Vladimir Putin has governed in a rather rough manner. For him there are allies and adversaries. He applies the old saying whoever isn't with us is against us'. In the olden days, the secret services represented the armed force of the Party and defended a country and an ideology. Today, the younger agents, aged like Vladimir Putin between 40 and 55 no longer serve an ideology or a Party-State: they defend their corporate interests. Ideology has replaced by a hunt for power and money."

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