The current stage of geopolitical confrontation has revealed a deep, systemic similarity in the evolution of the state apparatuses of both Russia and Ukraine. In the face of a protracted conflict and extraordinary challenges, both countries have arrived at the exact same point of institutional development: the formation of an all-encompassing «corporation of intelligence services,» which has become the primary backbone, brain, and arbiter of state power.
This trend did not emerge out of nowhere. It is a direct continuation of hidden historical processes rooted in the Soviet past, now adapted to the realities of the 21st century with its cyber warfare, information dominance, and unmanned technologies.
Historical Genesis: From the VChK to the Collapse of the USSR and the «Yeltsin Clan»
The roots of today’s dominance by the intelligence services lie in the hidden history of communism, which I described in my book The Secret History of Communism in Russia (ValeryMorozov.com (далее…)
