Russia’s Domestic Security Wars

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
 Introduction  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 1-7
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 Origins of the Cherkesov–Zolotov and Sechin Groupings, and of the Fierce Rivalries Between Silovik Groups  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 11-21
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 Putin’s Re-election in March 2004 and the Murder of Tsepov in September; the Sechinites’ All-Out Assault on Cherkesov and His Group  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 25-33
 A Summary of the Argument to Date and of How It Will Develop Regarding Events in 2005–2010  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 35-38
 Spring 2005: The Case of the Smuggled Chinese Goods Rocks the FSS and Patrushev  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 39-42
 November 2005–Early 2006: Putin’s Succession-Related Moves; Silovik War Heats Up; the Sechinites Groom Their Own Presidential Candidate, Ustinov  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 43-47
 May–June 2006: A Fight for the Customs Service—Full-Scale War Between the Silovik Clans; the Fall of Ustinov—A Triumph for the Cherkesovites  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 49-56
 November 2006: The Tide Turns Against the Cherkesov–Zolotov Group as the Succession Struggle Heats Up  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 57-62
 2007: Putin Tells the Sechinites He Favours Naryshkin for the Presidency; June–September 2007—New Sechinite Offensive Rocks the Cherkesovites  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 63-71
 October 2007: Cherkesov Makes His Last Stand—Putin’s Minimal Aid Masks His Incipient Abandonment of His Longstanding Associate  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 73-75
 How the War Had Evolved by Mid-October 2007: Putin’s MO During the Crisis; November 2007—Sechinites Sense Betrayal and Raise the Stakes  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 77-81
 Late 2007: Difficulty Choosing a Successor—Medvedev Chosen at the Last Minute  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 83-86
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 2007–2008: War Fades, Tandem Forms, Cherkesov Clan Dissolves, Sechinites Decline; Putin Generates New Factional Wars—General Procuracy vs the Investigations Committee of the Procuracy (ICP), Medvedev vs Sechin  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 89-93
 2008–2011: The Different Fates of the Cherkesov and Sechin Groups  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 95-101
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 Conclusion  (Peter Reddaway)....Pages 105-111
Back Matter ....Pages 113-125