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In the Russian political lexicon, a silovik (lit. force men) is a politician who came into politics from the security, military, or similar services, often the officers of the former KGB, GRU, FSB, SVR, FSO, the Federal Drug Control Service, or other armed services who came into power.





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1/2: #ClassicPutinism: What are the Siloviki?  @adam_e_casey Adam E. Casey. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety





#Russia: The Siloviki and Putin.   Adam E. Casey @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies




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Adam E. Casey  @adam_e_casey @umichWCED, Postdoctoral Fellow, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, University of Michigan

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