“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and the GRU, and then a shift from communism to capitalism followed by a gear-grinding reverse into despotism.” PoliticsCapitalismRussiaCommunismDespotismKgbMachiavellianFsbSilovik Book:Red Russia Source: Red Russia