| Popis: |
The purpose of the article is to study G. G. Starinov’s biography as a successful employee of the state security agencies of 1920s – 1950s. He worked his way up the career ladder from an ordinary courier to the Deputy Chief of the Republican Department of the KGB. Starting his chekist service in the Orel prov-ince, he served in the Central black earth region, visited the Urals, the South – in the Tajik SSR and the Turkmen SSR, and in the West – in the Moldavian SSR and the Estonian SSR. G.G. Starinov held senior positions in SMERSH during the Great Patriotic War. He was wounded and awarded the state awards. Besides serving in the state security agencies, G. G. Starinov served in the army, in the SPU, and in the civil service. |
