Filipp Denisovich Bobkov ( Russian : Фили́пп Дени́сович Бобко́в ; 1 December 1925 – 17 June 2019) was a Soviet and Russian KGB functionary, who worked as the chief of the KGB subunit responsible for repressing dissent (Fifth Main Directorate), which was responsible for suppression of internal dissent in the former Soviet Union . He was widely regarded the chief KGB ideologist or "KGB brain".
24-482: GPB may refer to: Gazprombank , a Russian bank Georgia Public Broadcasting , the public broadcast network in the American state of Georgia Georgian Public Broadcaster , the national public broadcaster of the nation of Georgia Global power barometer Glossopharyngeal breathing Google Protocol Buffers , a method of serializing structured data GrandPooBear ,
48-543: A 45% stake in Lider. As of November 2014, Gazfond is the largest shareholder of Gazprombank which controls Gazprom Media. The bank was nominated in 2014 for the annual Emerging Market Bond Awards, hosted by EuroWeek. In August 2022, the state capitalized Gazprombank by 50 billion rubles at the expense of the Russian National Wealth Fund . The authorized capital of the bank increased to 246.85 billion rubles. Now
72-610: A 46.92% stake in Gazprom. Most of the stake in Yuri Shamalov 's Gazfond is managed by Anatoly Gavrilenko's Lider Management which is part of the SOGAZ insurance group which, until March 2014, was controlled by the Vladimir Putin associated Rossiya Bank which has Yuri Kovalchuk as its largest shareholder. In March 2014 Rossiya bank sold its indirect control of Lider to Gasfond which has
96-716: A distribution network of 43 branches and over 260 banking outlets located throughout the Russian Federation. GPB also has ownership interests in three other Russian banks. In addition, Gazprombank is represented in the market of Belarus through ownership interests in foreign bank: Belgazprombank ( Belarus ). Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd announced it was ceasing to trade in October 2022. Gazprombank also has representative offices in Mongolia , China and India . In August 2005 for 37.22 billion rubles, Gazprombank purchased Gazprom Media ,
120-479: A video game streamer Granny Peace Brigade , an American peace organizations Gravity Probe B , a satellite-based test of general relativity Grosse Pointe Blank , a 1997 American film Guarapuava Airport , in Brazil Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title GPB . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
144-531: Is a private-owned Russian bank, the third largest bank in the country by assets. Since November 2014, Yuri Shamalov 's Gazfond is its largest shareholder. Gazprombank is one of the main channels for payments for Russian oil and gas. The bank’s principal business areas are corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking and depository services. Its banking activities also include securities trading, foreign exchange operations, precious metals operations, clearing operations and settlement services. The bank has
168-632: The People's Commissariat for State Security , or NKGB. In the power struggles that followed the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , Bobkov survived Beria's removal and execution, and later outlasted eleven subsequent chairmen of the Ministry of State Security (MGB) and KGB. During the 1970s and 1980s, he "effectively became the KGB's real chairman, although officially he held the post of first deputy", according to Russian investigative journalist Yevgenia Albats . Bobkov
192-649: The FreeLance Bureau (FLB) under its editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov released what was called Russiagate ( Russian : "Рашенгейт" ) or the “Database of SB MOST Group” ( Russian : «База данных СБ „Группы МОСТ“» ) although Sokolov stated that in addition to the MOST Group Security Bureau's database, Sokolov released other files, transcripts, etc from the FSB and other security structures as well. His daughter Dasha or Daria Bobkova ( Russian : Дарья Бобкова ) heads
216-540: The US correspondent banks of Gazprombank advised that they were terminating their accounts, meaning that Gazprombank can no longer make transfers in US dollars. On November 21, 2024 the US imposed sanctions on Gazprombank preventing the bank from handling any new energy-related transactions that touch the US Financial system, trading with any US persons or entities and freezing its US Assets. On January 29, 2022, Leonid Shulman,
240-526: The accusations that are currently being heard in a court in Switzerland, the bank failed to conduct due diligence checks on the owner of the accounts which were involved in moving money between accounts. [REDACTED] Media related to Gazprombank at Wikimedia Commons Filipp Bobkov Bobkov began his career in the Soviet secret services in 1945, under the guidance of Lavrentiy Beria and then known as
264-543: The events. Bobkov officially retired in 1991 and organized a private security service in the Media Most company called SB MOST Group ( Russian : СБ „Группы МОСТ“ ), which included thousands of his former KGB colleagues. The entire archive of 5th KGB Main Directorate was taken to Media-Most. This security service allegedly organized an attempted assassination of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in 1994. On 3 July 2000,
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#1732844063276288-759: The head of the Gazprom-invest transport service, was found dead. On February 25, 2022, Alexander Tyulyakov, Deputy General Director of the Unified Settlement Center of Gazprom, was found dead in a noose. On March 2, 2022, Igor Volobuev, Vice President of Gazprombank, fled Russia to move to his native Ukraine, having been born in Okhtyrka , Sumy . He has also joined the Ukrainian territorial defense in an effort to 'wash off' his Russian past. On April 18, 2022, former Gazprombank vice-president, Vladislav Avayev,
312-523: The largest Russian media holding, which includes the former Media Most holdings of Vladimir Gusinsky including the Sem Days publishing house, Echo of Moscow , both the NTV channel and NTV Plus , and Izvestia newspaper, from the bank's parent company Gazprom . After Gazprom-Media took over "Media Most" in 2000, Gazprom-Media received Filipp Bobkov 's entire former KGB 5th directorate (Political police) which
336-412: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GPB&oldid=1259524217 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gazprombank Gazprombank ( Russian : Газпромбанк ), or GPB (JSC),
360-627: The new banks, stock exchanges, and businesses in 1990-1991", according to the testimony of Richard Palmer to the United States Congress regarding Soviet infiltration of the Western financial system. Nikolay Kruchina , a high ranking CPSU official who was officially responsible for supervising the Communist Party money, fell to his death from the window of his luxury apartment in Moscow soon after
384-570: The power of the KGB by showing its necessity. According to Bobkov, perestroika had been invented by him and his KGB colleagues: "We in the KGB contributed quite a bit to the process of perestroika because[...]without it the Soviet Union could not move ahead." Documents discovered by political scientist Robert van Voren in the Stasi archives show that in summer 1989 Bobkov came to Berlin and told Stasi Director Erich Mielke that German reunification
408-484: The sanctions. On February 24, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Gazprombank and other Russian financial institutions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine . In March 2022, UK imposed sanctions on Gazprombank, which means that the bank is subject to asset freezes which locks it out of any resources held in Britain and prevents British firms from doing business with it. On 25 January 2023,
432-653: The state owns a share of 36.44%. In September 2023, Gazprombank bought the MEGA shopping centre chain from IKEA . The chain consisted of 14 centres in various regions of Russia with a total area of 2.3 million sq.m. In July 2014, the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Gazprombank OAO that prohibit U.S. citizens from providing it with new financing. In response, Gazprombank contracted former U.S. Senator Trent Lott to lobby on its behalf against
456-476: Was ceasing trading. In 2023, four bankers at Gazprombank's Swiss branch have been accused of helping Sergei Roldugin , and by extension Vladimir Putin circumvent financial regulations and sanctions placed on Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Roldugin has previously been accused of being Putin's wallet, something that the Russian government has denied as anti-Russian propaganda. According to
480-630: Was found dead from gunshot wounds in his Moscow apartment, along with his wife and daughter, in an apparent murder-suicide. Volobuev considers the death of Vladislav Avayev an assassination. On 12 January 2023, Russia issued an arrest warrant for the former vice president of Gazprombank, Igor Volobuev, for being a "foreign agent". In early 2022, he returned to Ukraine and joined the Ukrainian backed Freedom of Russia Legion , having since received decorations for valour in combat Gazprombank Suisse, which employs around 80 people, declared in October 2022 that it
504-661: Was personally engaged in resolving ethnic conflicts in the Soviet Union. This included incidents such as the Sumgait pogrom , the January Events in Lithuania, the 1989 tribal clashes in Uzbekistan, and the Jeltoqsan . Former Politburo deputy and reformist leader Alexander Yakovlev, however, has claimed that Bobkov did not solve these conflicts, but rather created them in an effort to maintain
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#1732844063276528-514: Was responsible for disinformation, control of dissidents, and executions including all of its employees, its database and the Filipp Bobkov founded security service that was accused of attempting an assassination in 1994 of Boris Berezovsky . The entire archive of 5th KGB Main Directorate was taken to Media-Most. In 2012, OJSC Gazprom owned a 41.73% stake in Gazprombank and NPF Gazfond owned
552-415: Was the work of mentally ill persons. Bobkov allegedly supervised the transfer of Communist Party money to foreign banks prior to the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt . In October 1990, Bobkov ordered the creation of commercial firms and banks, which were managed by KGB officers and their "trusted contacts". The project was funded by KGB and Party money, "which made up almost 80% of the amount invested in
576-656: Was very instrumental in creation of KGB-controlled political organizations, such as the Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public , established in 1983. He also allegedly invented Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , according to Soviet Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev . However, Bobkov denied these allegations, saying that he did not support the creation of a " Zubatov -style pseudo-party under KGB control, which directs interests and sentiments of certain social groups". As described in his official biography, Bobkov
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