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==Early Life and Education==
Mikhail Barsukov was born in the city of [[Lipetsk]], the capital of [[Lipetsk Oblast]] region in western [[Russia]], the son of Ivan Barsukov, a [[Soviet Army]] [[Praporshchik|non-commissioned officer]] serving as a radio communications operator.<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref> In 1955, he began his studies at the Lipetsk School No. 5 and finished high school at the Lipetsk School No. 12. Upon completion of high school studies, Barsukov enrolled in the [[Soviet military academies|Moscow Military Commanders Training School]] of the [[Supreme Soviet of Russia|Supreme Soviet]] of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|RSFSR]] in 1966.<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref> He studied [[Military tactics|tactics]], [[Military strategy|strategy]] and military [[leadership]] for four years, prior to earning a commission as a [[KGB]] [[History of Russian military ranks|junior lieutenant]] in 1970. Barsukov also studied at a staff college called the [[Soviet military academies|Frunze Military Academy]] sometime during his career, though exact dates are unavailable.<ref>[http://rusrazvedka.narod.ru/base/htm/barsm.html ''Intelligence Profile''], ''Russian Security Intelligence''</ref>
==Career==
===Kremlin Regiment of the KGB===
Barsukov spent the majority of his career moving up through various officer ranks of the [[Kremlin Regiment]], a paramilitary KGB ([[Ninth Chief Directorate]]) force responsible for the security of the Soviet seat of power political power and the highest levels of political leadership. In 1970 he was assigned to this regiment as a platoon commander, continuing onto higher positions but maintaining the same assignment of security operations in the first sector of [[Moscow Kremlin|Kremlin]] compound, which housed Senate building. By 1991, Barsukov achieved the position of deputy Commandant of the Kremlin, prior to the complete [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref>
===Commandant of the Kremlin & Head of Main Administration for Protection (FSO)===
Barsukov career took a decisive upswing after the establishment of the Russian Federation and [[Boris Yeltsin]]'s ascent to power as the President of the newly formed country. Barsukov build a relationship with President Yeltsin through his bodyguard, [[Alexander Korzhakov]].<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref> In December 1991, he was appointed the Commandant of the Kremlin, and in June 1992, Head of the [[Federal Protective Service (Russia)|Main Administration for the Protection of the Russian Federation (GUO)]].<ref>[http://c-society.ru/wind.php?ID=1394 ''Personnel Pages''], ''Institute for Social Progress and Local Self-Government''</ref>
The GUO replaced the Ninth Directorate of the KGB and took over its responsibility of protecting the country's leadership, a role somewhat analogous to the [[United States Secret Service|US Secret Service]]. Barsukov unequivocally pushed for the service's expansion, and he transformed the GUO into a more capable organization with a personnel increase of 50-100 percent, expanding on the Ninth Directorate's 10,000 person staff. At Barsukov's initiative in 1992, the GUO assumed responsibility for presidential communications, with GUO alone deciding who gets ATS-1 and ATS-2 hot lines.<ref>[http://www.systemaspetsnaz.com/federal_protector_service.htm ''Russian Special Operations Units: Federal Protective Service''], ''Systema Spetsnaz</ref>
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===FSB Director===
On 19 July 1995, President Yeltsin promoted Barsukov to the rank of Colonel General and appointed him as the head of the KGB's successor agency, the FSB.<ref>[http://persona.rin.ru/eng/view/f/0/15924/barsukov-mikhail-ivanovich Mikhail Barsukov Facts''], ''Russian Celebrities and Officials''</ref> In August, he became a member of the [[Security Council of Russia]]. Rumors circulated in the Russian media that Barsukov intended to return the FSB's organizational structure to resemble the old KGB. Quickly, he promoted confidants close to himself and Alexander Korzhakov, namely head of FSB Director of Counter-Intelligence Viktor Zorin and Deputy Director of the FSB [[Anatoly Trofimov]]. Furthermore, Barsukov managed to get the Alpha special unit permanently assigned to the FSB.<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref>
While Barsukov's reign as the FSB chief lasted under one year, in this short time he managed to make several significant contributions to Russia's security. In the wake of [[Terrorism in Russia|Chechen terrorism]] related to the [[First Chechen War]], he established a Counter-Terrorist Center within the FSB's Department for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism. The Alpha unit made up the principal assault and hostage-rescue operational component of the new center.<ref>[Chelokhine, Serguei and Charles A. Lieberman. 2010. "Reforming Power Structures: Russian Counter-Terrorism Response To Beslan," in M.R. Haberfeld & Agostino von Hassell's A New Understanding of Terrorism: Case Studies, Trajectories and Lessons Learned (p. 252). New York: Springer.
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===Post-Intelligence Career===
In September 1997, Yeltsin appointed Barsukov as head of the [[Presidential Administration of Russia|Presidential Administration]]'s Directorate for Special Installation (formerly the Fifteenth Directorate of the KGB).<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/english/dossier/ussrkgb/ ''KGB Structure''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423183348/http://www.agentura.ru/english/dossier/ussrkgb/ |date=2011-04-23 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref> Furthermore, in December 1998, Barsukov gained a more important post, as the head of the Chief Director for Military Inspection subordinate to the [[Security Council of Russia]].<ref>[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ ''Barsukov Bio''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101219194157/http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/people/barsukov/ |date=2010-12-19 }}, ''Agentura.ru''</ref> His current job remains unknown.
== Honours and awards ==
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