Today, 20 December 2020 of the year, employees of the Russian security agencies celebrate their professional holiday. The official name of this holiday – “Day of the employee of the security organs of the Russian Federation”, on this day congratulations are received by employees of the Federal Security Service, Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, as well as other special services of our country.
Official status “FSB Day” received only in 1995 year after the publication of the decree of Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in Soviet times “Chekist day” had an unofficial status. date 20 December selected due to, what's on this day 1917 g. Council of People's Commissars (SNK) in order to fight counter-revolution and sabotage, issued a decree on the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (Cheka), which became the prototype of modern security agencies.
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was appointed the first head of the Cheka of the RSFSR, which became a symbol of Soviet special services for many years. by the way, 20 December 1958 a monument to the founder and first leader of the Cheka was unveiled in Moscow.
Cheka, founded in 1917 year, existed until 2022 year and was reorganized into the Main Political Directorate (GPU), and after the formation of the USSR - the United Main Political Directorate (OGPU) at the NKVD. It is the 1920s - 1930s that are considered the main ones in the formation of the structure of the security organs of the young Soviet state.
AT 1934 the OGPU was reorganized into the Main Department of State Security (GUGB) as part of the NKVD of the USSR. In March 1941 years, the NKVD was divided into the NKVD itself and the People's Commissariat of State Security, who was to be responsible for the competence of the former GUGB, however, already in July of the same year, after the start of the war, they were re-connected. AT 1943 year, the division into the NKVD and the NKGB of the USSR took place again. AT 1946 g. The NKGB of the USSR was transformed into the Ministry of State Security (MGB) Soviet Union.
AT 1954 year under the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the State Security Committee was created (KGB), existed 36 years. 3 December 1991 considered one of the strongest intelligence services in the world, the KGB ceased to exist.
In modern Russia, new special services were formed on the basis of the KGB. In January 1992 g. the Ministry of Security of Russia was formed. December 1993 g. it was transformed into the Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK). In April 1995 g. the Federal Security Service was created, to which with 2003 year includes the Border Guard.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service was formed from the first main directorate of the KGB of the USSR (SIA).
On the basis of the 9th Directorate of the KGB of the USSR, the Security Service of the President of the USSR was created, to 1993 year acting as part of the Main Directorate of Security of the Russian Federation. Since 1993 by 1996 year it was an independent department – Presidential Security Service. FROM 1996 a member of the Federal Security Service (FSO).
All these years, from the very beginning to the present, despite the change of names, employees of the Soviet and Russian security agencies have stood and are protecting the interests of the Russian Federation and carry out tasks within their competence.
Honor and praise to those, who is responsible for the protection of state interests, eternal memory of those, who gave his life for Russia.
“military Review” congratulates all current and former (although “former security officers” can not be) employees of the security agencies of Russia and the Soviet Union on their professional holiday!
