Intelligence career of Vladimir Putin

The intelligence career of Vladimir Putin, who later became President of Russia, spanned the period from 1975 to 1991 with the Committee for State Security (KGB) of the Soviet Union. Putin was recruited by the Leningrad Directorate of the KGB, serving in the Fifth Chief Directorate, responsible for domestic counterintelligence, before transitioning to the First Chief Directorate, which handled foreign intelligence operations.

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Intelligence career of Vladimir Putin

The intelligence career of Vladimir Putin, who later became President of Russia, spanned the period from 1975 to 1991 with the Committee for State Security (KGB) of the Soviet Union. Putin was recruited by the Leningrad Directorate of the KGB, serving in the Fifth Chief Directorate, responsible for domestic counterintelligence, before transitioning to the First Chief Directorate, which handled foreign intelligence operations.

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