The power of Russian intelligence

Nov 25, 2025

1h 35m

★ 8.5

Overview

Never in Russia's history has the Russian domestic intelligence agency FSB had greater power than it does today. He uses fraud and corruption to achieve his goals. And murder on behalf of the Kremlin. Four people in exile share their experiences. They resisted state arbitrariness and became targets. How far does the FSB control Russian society?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Leykauf Film

ZDF/Arte

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Cast

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Nika Nikulshina

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Petr Verzilov

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Alexey Shmatko

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Kevin Lik

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Andrei Soldatov

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Ivan Pavlov

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Andrei Yakovlev

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Louise Shelley

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