Russia’s Domestic Security Wars

Peter Reddaway is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Georgetown University, USA.

• 1. Origins of the Cherkesov-Zolotov and Sechin Groupings.- 2. Putin’s Re-Election in March 2004 and the Murder of Tsepov in September.- 3. Summary of the Argument to Date and How It Will Develop Regarding 2005 – 2010 .- 4. Spring 2005 – Case of Smuggled Chinese Goods Rocks FSS and Patrushev.- 5. November 2005 – Early 2006 Putin’s Succession-Related Moves; Silovik War Heats Up.- 6. May-June 2006 – Fight for the Customs Service – Full-Scale War between the Silovik Clans; the Fall of Ustinov – a Triumph for the Cherkesovites.- 7. November 2006 – the Tide Turns against the Cherkesov-Zolotov Group. as the Succession Struggle Heats Up.- 8. 2007 – Putin Tells the Sechinites He Favours Naryshkin for the Presidency.- 9. October 2007 – Cherkesov Makes His Last Stand – Putin’s Minimal Aid to Him Masks His Incipient Abandonment of His Longstanding Associate.- 10. How the War Had Evolved by Mid-October 2007: Putin’s Mo in Crisis.- 11. Late 2007 – Difficulty Selecting a Successor: Medvedev Chosen at Last Minute.- 12. 2007-2008 – War Fades, Tandem Forms, Cherkesov Clan Dissolves, Sechinites Decline; Putin Generates New Factional Wars: General Procuracy vs.  Investigations Committee of the Procuracy (Icp), Medvedev v. Sechin.- 13. 2008-2012 – the Different Fates of the Cherkesov and Sechin Groups.

“This is an excellent little book: deeply researched, insightful and successful in pulling off that great scholarly feat of using a small example to illustrate big truths. … All credit to Peter Reddaway for such a meticulous exploration of an important topic.” (Mark Galeotti, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 71 (3), April, 2019)