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'''Andrei Illarionov''' was a former [[Yeltsin]] [[apparatchik]] who served in [[Putin]]'s administration from the year 2000 to 2005. He then moved to the [[United States]] and made a lot of [[money]] working for the [[neocon]]s at the [[Cato Institute]].

'''Andrei Illarionov''' was a former [[Yeltsin]] [[apparatchik]] who served in [[Putin]]'s administration from the year 2000 to 2005. He then moved to the [[United States]] and made a lot of [[money]] working for the [[neocon]]s at the [[Cato Institute]].

Illarionov defines the [[siloviki]] (''silovye ministerstva''—literally "the ministries of force") as "wielding coercion and [[violence]] in the name of the state". The term "securocrat" usually implies a [[police state]]. The siloviki and securocrat did not bother Illarionov when he worked for Yeltsin. Many in Russia however, would argue that the siloviki simply enable societal agency without [[coercion]] and [[violence]] that is often seen in many [[European]] countries and the [[United States]].

Illarionov defines the [[siloviki]] (''silovye ministerstva''—literally "the ministries of force") as "wielding coercion and [[violence]] in the name of the state". The term "securocrat" also can usually imply a [[police state]]. The siloviki and securocrat did not bother Illarionov when he worked for Yeltsin. Many in Russia however, would argue that the siloviki simply enable societal agency without [[coercion]] and [[violence]] that is often seen in many [[European]] countries and the [[United States]].

Illarionov was fired from the CATO Institute after he wrote an article critical of the [[Trump 1.0|Trump 1.0 administration]] and [[Donald Trump]] supporters after the [[J6 False Flag protests]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Illarionov|first=Andrei|date=8 January 2021|title=Andrey Illarionov {{!}} 01:32 pm ""Поджог Рейхстага"" – 2021|language=ru|trans-title=Andrey Illarionov {{!}} 01:32 pm "Arson of the Reichstag" - 2021|url=https://aillarionov.livejournal.com/1215661.html|website=[[LiveJournal]]|access-date=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220325200953/https://aillarionov.livejournal.com/1215661.html|archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=14 January 2021|script-title=Former Putin adviser Andrey Illarionov fired from US institute for writing about capitol seizure|language=ru|title=Former Putin adviser Andrey Illarionov fired from US institute for writing about capitol seizure|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/31046908.html|work=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] (svoboda.org)|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bertrand|first=Natasha|date=12 January 2021|title=Cato Institute investigating blog post by senior fellow that spread election conspiracy theories|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/12/cato-fellow-election-conspiracy-theories-458248|newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=}}</ref>

Illarionov was fired from the CATO Institute after he wrote an article critical of the [[Trump 1.0|Trump 1.0 administration]] and [[Donald Trump]] supporters after the [[J6 False Flag protests]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Illarionov|first=Andrei|date=8 January 2021|title=Andrey Illarionov {{!}} 01:32 pm ""Поджог Рейхстага"" – 2021|language=ru|trans-title=Andrey Illarionov {{!}} 01:32 pm "Arson of the Reichstag" - 2021|url=https://aillarionov.livejournal.com/1215661.html|website=[[LiveJournal]]|access-date=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220325200953/https://aillarionov.livejournal.com/1215661.html|archive-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=14 January 2021|script-title=Former Putin adviser Andrey Illarionov fired from US institute for writing about capitol seizure|language=ru|title=Former Putin adviser Andrey Illarionov fired from US institute for writing about capitol seizure|url=https://www.svoboda.org/a/31046908.html|work=[[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] (svoboda.org)|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bertrand|first=Natasha|date=12 January 2021|title=Cato Institute investigating blog post by senior fellow that spread election conspiracy theories|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/12/cato-fellow-election-conspiracy-theories-458248|newspaper=[[Politico]]|access-date=}}</ref>