Mikhail Barsukov: Difference between revisions

On 19 June 1996, Yeltsin's re-election campaign managers [[Sergei Lisovsky]] and [[Arkady Yevstafyev]], were arrested while leaving the White House of Russia. This began the so-called Xerox Affair, where security agents detained the campaigners at the behest of Barsukov and Alexander Korzhakov, discovering $500,000 in a copy-paper box carried by one of the men.<ref>[http://www.engology.com/eng5borisyelsin.htm ''Boris Yeltsin Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.istoday/20130122044545/http://www.engology.com/eng5borisyelsin.htm |date=2013-01-22 }}, ''Engology.com''</ref> Eager to distance himself from a corruption investigation during the election campaign period, Yeltsin fired Barsukov and Korzhakov, along with their staunch ally First Deputy Prime Minister Oleg Soskovets.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3996/is_200410/ai_n9466386/pg_4/?tag=content;col1 ''Interview with Yuri Felshtinsky''], ''Article Directory''</ref> Deputy director of the FSB [[Nikolay Kovalyov (politician)|Nikolai Kovalyov]] replaced Barsukov, who had served less a year as the head of the agency.<ref>[https://fas.org/irp/world/russia/fsb/history.htm ''FSB History''], ''FAS.org''</ref> Barsukov remained jobless until the fall of 1997.<ref>[http://c-society.ru/wind.php?ID=1394 ''Personnel Pages''], ''Institute for Social Progress and Local Self-Government''</ref>