Vadim Bakatin

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Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin (Вадим Викторович Бакатин) (born November 6, 1937) was a Soviet politician who served as the last chairman of the KGB in 1991. He is the last surviving former chairman of this organization. He was appointed to dismantle the KGB, but he was unable to control this organization and to fulfill the task^[1]

Contents 1 Life 2 Career 3 Quotes 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Life

He was born in Kiselyovsk, Kemerovo Oblast and educated at Novosibirsk Construction Engineering Institute and Academy of Social Sciences.

[edit] Career

• 1960-71 - supervisor, chief engineer, director of construction works.
• 1964-91 - Member of the CPSU.
• 1971-73 - chief engineer of housing construction combine.
• 1973-75 - Second Secretary of Kemerovo City Committee.
• 1977-83 - Secretary of Kemerovo District Committee.
• 1985 - Inspector of CPSU Central Committee.
• 1985-87 - First Secretary of Kirov District Committee.
• 1986-90 - Member of CPSU Central Committee.
• 1987-88 - First Secretary of Kemerovo District Committee.
• 1988-90 - USSR Minister of Internal Affairs.
• 1990(Jan-Nov) - Member of the Presidential Council.
• 1991(Aug-Dec) - Head of KGB.
• 1991-92 - Head of Interrepublican Security Service.
• 1992 - Vice-President and Director of Department of Political and International Relations of the international "Reforma" Fund.

[edit] Quotes

The traditions of chekism must be eradicated, must cease to exist as an ideology.[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• NUPI profile

Political offices
Preceded by Leonid Shebarshin	Head of Soviet Committee of State Security 1991 – 1991	Succeeded by office removed