ASSESSING THE ROLE OF THE SILOVIKI IN SHAPING NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY IN RUSSIA
Journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)
Year: 2024

This thesis examines the influence of the Siloviki, the former and current intelligence and security officials with whom Valdimir Putin surrounds himself, on Russia’s autocratic system and security policy. The relationship between Putin and the Siloviki is deeply rooted in Soviet-era practices and emphasizes loyalty to the Kremlin and centralized control. While not all Siloviki have direct access to or pull with Putin, some prominent Siloviki include Nikolai Patrushev, Sergei Naryshkin and Valer