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'''GRU''' stands for '''Glavnoe razvedyvatel’noe upravlenie''', or '''Main Intelligence Directorate'''. Since 1942, except for a few brief periods, GRU has been the acronym for the [[Soviet]] (now [[Russia]]n) military intelligence service. Since its inception in 1918, this service has had a series of names, the best-known of which are listed here:
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[[File:Yulia Chicherina.PNG|right|250px|thumb|Russian singer/songwriter [[Yulia Chicherina]] sits beneath a flag emblazoned with the GRU logo.]]
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'''GRU''' stands for '''Glavnoe razvedyvatel’noe upravlenie''', or '''Main Intelligence Directorate'''.<ref>In  Russian, the term  translated  for English "Intelligence" is "''razvedka''". Razvedka in Russian literally means "reconnaissance" in English. The term "Intelligence" implies analytic abilities.  Razvedka or reconnaissance is the correct term for "spying", reconnoitering, intelligence gathering, etc.  In English, the term "Intelligence" or analyzing reconnoitered information is a different function from "spying".</ref> Since 1942, except for a few brief periods, GRU has been the acronym for the [[Soviet]] (now [[Russia]]n) military intelligence service.  
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When the [[Soviet Union]] dissolved in 1991, the [[KGB]] was disbanded. However, exactly as GRU defector [[Victor Suvorov]] predicted and explained years earlier, the GRU survived. The GRU has always been staffed with military experts, and not Communist Party ideologues. In fact, the GRU often found itself at odds and threatened by the KGB, whom GRU officers regarded as non-professional intelligence officers and drunks.  With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most residents of Russia and former Soviet-bloc countries had never heard of the GRU, whose primary task was defending the homeland. Offensive or aggressive operations against sovereign nations were the design of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], of which the GRU would be compelled to fulfill by threats from the KGB of execution or imprisonment in the Soviet [[gulag]] system.  The GRU, being the central brain of the only armed group within the [[USSR]], was regarded with suspicion and mistrust by communist party rulers, who always considered the Russian and Soviet armed services as a potential domestic threat to their power.
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As military and technical experts, the GRU played an important part in arms control negotiations with [[the West]] during the [[Cold War]].
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==History==
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Since its inception in 1918, this service has had a series of names, the best-known of which are listed here:
  
 
*Razvedupr [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1921-1924;  
 
*Razvedupr [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1921-1924;  
 
*IV upravlenie [Chetvertoe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - IV Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1926-1934;  
 
*IV upravlenie [Chetvertoe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - IV Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1926-1934;  
*Razvedupr [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Worker and Peasant Red Army), 1934-1939;  
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*Razvedupr Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Worker and Peasant Red Army), 1934-1939;  
 
*Pyatoe upravlenie [5-e upravlenie NKO - The Fifth Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Defense], 1939-1940;  
 
*Pyatoe upravlenie [5-e upravlenie NKO - The Fifth Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Defense], 1939-1940;  
 
*RU GSh [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba KA - The Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], 1940-February 1942; 1943-June 1945;  
 
*RU GSh [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba KA - The Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], 1940-February 1942; 1943-June 1945;  
*GRU [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba krasnoi armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], February-September, 1942; June 1945-1946;  
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*GRU [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba krasnoi armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], February–September, 1942; June 1945 1946;  
 
*GRU VS [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces], 1946-1947; 1949-1950;  
 
*GRU VS [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces], 1946-1947; 1949-1950;  
 
*From 1947 to early 1949, military intelligence was part of the short-lived Committee of Information (KI) at the Council of Ministers of the USSR.  
 
*From 1947 to early 1949, military intelligence was part of the short-lived Committee of Information (KI) at the Council of Ministers of the USSR.  
 
*GRU GSh SA [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba Sovetskoi Armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army], 1950-1955;  
 
*GRU GSh SA [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba Sovetskoi Armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army], 1950-1955;  
 
*GRU VS SSSR [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil SSSR - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the USSR], 1955-1991;  
 
*GRU VS SSSR [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil SSSR - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the USSR], 1955-1991;  
*GRU VS RF [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil Rossiiskoi Federatsii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation], 1991 - present.  
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*GRU VS RF [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil Rossiiskoi Federatsii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation], 1991–present.  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Viktor Suvorov]]
 
*[[Vladimir Putin]]
 
 
*[[Alger Hiss]]
 
*[[Alger Hiss]]
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*[[Harold Glasser]]
  
==Source==
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==Sources==
  
 
*[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/gru/story/ The History of Military Intelligence], Agencies of the military intelligence
 
*[http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/russia/gru/story/ The History of Military Intelligence], Agencies of the military intelligence

Latest revision as of 17:01, November 20, 2022

Russian singer/songwriter Yulia Chicherina sits beneath a flag emblazoned with the GRU logo.

GRU stands for Glavnoe razvedyvatel’noe upravlenie, or Main Intelligence Directorate.[1] Since 1942, except for a few brief periods, GRU has been the acronym for the Soviet (now Russian) military intelligence service.

When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, the KGB was disbanded. However, exactly as GRU defector Victor Suvorov predicted and explained years earlier, the GRU survived. The GRU has always been staffed with military experts, and not Communist Party ideologues. In fact, the GRU often found itself at odds and threatened by the KGB, whom GRU officers regarded as non-professional intelligence officers and drunks. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, most residents of Russia and former Soviet-bloc countries had never heard of the GRU, whose primary task was defending the homeland. Offensive or aggressive operations against sovereign nations were the design of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, of which the GRU would be compelled to fulfill by threats from the KGB of execution or imprisonment in the Soviet gulag system. The GRU, being the central brain of the only armed group within the USSR, was regarded with suspicion and mistrust by communist party rulers, who always considered the Russian and Soviet armed services as a potential domestic threat to their power.

As military and technical experts, the GRU played an important part in arms control negotiations with the West during the Cold War.

History

Since its inception in 1918, this service has had a series of names, the best-known of which are listed here:

  • Razvedupr [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1921-1924;
  • IV upravlenie [Chetvertoe upravlenie shtaba RKKA - IV Directorate of the Staff of the Worker and Peasant Red Army], 1926-1934;
  • Razvedupr Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie RKKA - The Intelligence Directorate of the Worker and Peasant Red Army), 1934-1939;
  • Pyatoe upravlenie [5-e upravlenie NKO - The Fifth Directorate of the People's Commissariat of Defense], 1939-1940;
  • RU GSh [Razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba KA - The Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], 1940-February 1942; 1943-June 1945;
  • GRU [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba krasnoi armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army], February–September, 1942; June 1945 – 1946;
  • GRU VS [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces], 1946-1947; 1949-1950;
  • From 1947 to early 1949, military intelligence was part of the short-lived Committee of Information (KI) at the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
  • GRU GSh SA [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie General'nogo shtaba Sovetskoi Armii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Soviet Army], 1950-1955;
  • GRU VS SSSR [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil SSSR - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the USSR], 1955-1991;
  • GRU VS RF [Glavnoe razvedyvatel'noe upravlenie vooruzhennykh sil Rossiiskoi Federatsii - The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation], 1991–present.

See also

Sources

  • In Russian, the term translated for English "Intelligence" is "razvedka". Razvedka in Russian literally means "reconnaissance" in English. The term "Intelligence" implies analytic abilities. Razvedka or reconnaissance is the correct term for "spying", reconnoitering, intelligence gathering, etc. In English, the term "Intelligence" or analyzing reconnoitered information is a different function from "spying".