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Filipp Bobkov
Soviet-Russian KGB functionary (1925-2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Denisovich and the family name is Bobkov.
Filipp Denisovich Bobkov (Russian: Фили́пп Дени́сович Бобко́в; 1 December 1925 – 17 June 2019) was a Soviet and Russian KGB functionary, who worked as the chief of the KGB subunit responsible for repressing dissent (Fifth Main Directorate), which was responsible for suppression of internal dissent in the former Soviet Union. He was widely regarded the chief KGB ideologist or "KGB brain".[1]
Quick Facts Native name, Nickname(s) ...
Filipp Denisovich Bobkov | |
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Native name | Филипп Денисович Бобков |
Nickname(s) | KGB's Brain |
Born | (1925-12-01)1 December 1925 Chervona Kam'yanka, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
Died | 17 June 2019(2019-06-17) (aged 93) Moscow, Russia |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army (until 1945) NKGB (1945–1946) MGB (1946–1953) KGB (1953–1992) |
Years of service | 1942–1992 |
Rank | Army General |
Commands held | Fifth Main Directorate of the KGB |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
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