Boris Ratnikov

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Boris Ratnikov
BornJune 11, 1944 (1944-06-11)
Kurovo, Moscow region, Soviet Union
DiedDecember 06 2020
Moscow
Occupation(s)
Federal Security Service (Russia)

Boris Konstantinovich Ratnikov (

Federal Security Service (Russian: ФСО-ФСБ). He was a key figure in the protection of the President of Russia. He has authored a large number of publications and books on the history of domestic intelligence services.[1] He participated in a documentary film "The Call of the Abyss" (Russian: Зов бездны) and "Storm of consciousness" (Russian
: Штурм сознания), which aroused wide public interest in Russia.

Life and career

Ratnikov was born June 11, 1944, in the village of Kurovo, Lukhovitsky district, Moscow region. His father was the director of an agricultural enterprise. In 1969, he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in the specialty department of management systems of aircraft. After his graduation from the institute, Ratnikov worked as an engineer. In 1984, he graduated from the "Red Flag" school for KGB officers with a degree in higher professional education and knowledge of the Persian language.

In the 1980s, Ratnikov went on a business trip to

Russian Federation
. In May 1994, he was appointed chief advisor to the President of the Security Service of Russia. From 1996 to 1997, he served as the chief adviser to the Federal Security Service of Russia.

Ratnikov has researched

CIA and the KGB.[3]

Until 2003, Ratnikov was an adviser to the head of the Moscow Regional

bodyguards (abbreviation Russian
: НАСТ)

In December 2006, Ratnikov told Rossiyskaya Gazeta that his mind-reading work revealed that Madeleine Albright "was indignant that Russia held the world's largest reserves of natural resources."[4] Some Russian officials have presented his claim as a real statement by Albright.[5][6]

Publications

Documentary films with his participation

References

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