The intelligence career of Vladimir Putin, who later became President of Russia, spanned the period from 1975 to 1991 with his involvement in the Committee for State Security (KGB) of …

Mar 1, 2018 · Notably, current Russian Federation head of state Vladimir Putin also worked for the KGB as a foreign intelligence officer from 1975 to 1991.

Nov 4, 2019 · A recent report about Vladimir Putin as a KBG officer shows that he was seen as worthy, serious and reliable, but not as a high-flier or a leader. Vladimir Putin's past as a KGB …

3 days ago · Vladimir Putin is a Russian leader and former KGB officer who has shaped his nation’s political landscape for decades with a mix of strategic maneuvers, military aggression …

In 1954, the Soviet Union created the Committee for State Security (KGB) and, as the Cold War intensified, the service grew in capability and status, advancing the Kremlin’s interests around …

Mar 18, 2024 · From working as a KGB agent in Soviet East Germany to the very heights of the Kremlin, the history of the Russian Federation is in many ways inseparable from that of …

Mar 9, 2025 · KRASNOV - Vladimir Putin’s Crowning Achievement. Vladimir Putin served 15 years as a KGB intelligence officer, beginning in 1975 after finishing law school (britannica.com).

Putin’s KGB career began with six months of agent training in the late 1970s where he learned basic spy skills like how to recruit sources. He also perfected his German language skills and …

Mar 17, 2024 · Vladimir Putin has been in power since 2000, longer than any Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Now into his fifth term as president, aged 71, all semblance of …

Apr 28, 2025 · Once inside, Putin wasted no time in going from KGB agent to president, with a couple of stops at deputy mayor and prime minister in between. And in April of 2021, Putin …