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'''Anatoly Trofimov''' ({{lang-ru|Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов}}, ''Anatoliy Vasilyevich Trofimov'', [[July 14]], [[1940]] — [[April 10]], [[2005]]) was a retired deputy director of the [[Russia]]n [[FSB (Russia)|Federal Security Service]] (FSB) who was [[assassination|assassinated]] in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen while driving near his north [[Moscow]] home. Trofimov's wife was also in the car and later died from wounds received during the attack; their four-year-old daughter was also present but survived.
==KGB career==
As a deputy head of the Soviet [[KGB]] investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including [[Sergei Kovalyov]], [[Gleb Yakunin]], [[Alexei Smirnov (physicist)|Alexei Smirnov]], and [[Yuri Feodorovich Orlov|Yuri Orlov]]. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by [[Boris Yeltsin]] after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper [[Kommersant]], Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal [[slush fund]] operated by Yeltsin's election campaign.
==A comment about Romano Prodi==
In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of [[Romano Prodi]], the Italian centre-left leader, former [[Prime Minister of Italy]] and former President of the [[European Commission]]. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector [[Vasili Mitrokhin]]. According to [[Alexander Litvinenko]], Trofmov also made a similar claim in 2000 He said: "Don’t go to Italy, there are many KGB agents among the politicians. Romano Prodi is our man there",<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Gerard Battem, One-minute speeches on matters of political importance | work = | publisher = European Parliament, Debates | date = April 3, 2006| url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20060403+ITEM-008+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN&query=INTERV&detail=1-060 | accessdate = 2008-03-13 }}</ref>
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==Assassination==
Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the [[Chechen War]] and the earlier appointment of [[Vladimir Putin]] as FSB chief. Litvinenko himself later died under mysterious circumstances in November 2006.
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Anatoly Trofimov (Russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов, Anatoliy Vasilyevich Trofimov, July 14, 1940 — April 10, 2005) was a retired deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) who was assassinated in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen while driving near his north Moscow home. Trofimov's wife was also in the car and later died from wounds received during the attack; their four-year-old daughter was also present but survived.
KGB career
As a deputy head of the Soviet KGB investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including Sergei Kovalyov, Gleb Yakunin, Alexei Smirnov, and Yuri Orlov. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by Boris Yeltsin after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal slush fund operated by Yeltsin's election campaign.
A comment about Romano Prodi
In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of Romano Prodi, the Italian centre-left leader, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the European Commission. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector Vasili Mitrokhin. According to Alexander Litvinenko, Trofmov also made a similar claim in 2000 He said: "Don’t go to Italy, there are many KGB agents among the politicians. Romano Prodi is our man there",[1] [2]. The involvement of Prodi with the KGB remains controversial (see Italian Mitrokhin Commission)[3] [4]
Assassination
Litvinenko, who knew Trofimov personally, told the media that he believed Trofimov's killing was a political assassination, and that Trofimov had opposed both the Chechen War and the earlier appointment of Vladimir Putin as FSB chief. Litvinenko himself later died under mysterious circumstances in November 2006.
References
- ^ "Gerard Battem, One-minute speeches on matters of political importance". European Parliament, Debates. April 3, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "Former FSB General, Wife Shot Dead in Moscow". Mosnews.com. April 11, 2005. Retrieved 2006-11-21.
- ^ Donnelly, Cillian (2006-04-03). "Prodi Accused Of Being Former Soviet Agent". EU Reporter. Retrieved 2006-11-21.[dead link]
- ^ Monaghan, Dr Andrew (22 May 2007). "Misunderstanding Russia: Alexander Litvinenko". The UK & Russia - A Troubled Relationship Part I (PDF). Conflict Studies Research Centre of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. pp. pp. 9-12. ISBN 9781905962150. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
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External links
- Slain Russian officer's wife dies - BBC News
- Alexander Stille, "The secret life of Mario Scaramella" - Slate.com, Dec. 11, 2006. Alexander Stille is the author of The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi, Penguin Books, 2006.