Law enforcement in Russia
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Law enforcement in Russia is the responsibility of a variety of different agencies.
- The Militsiya are the civil police service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- The Internal Troops provide a gendarmerie function, supporting the Militsiya and dealing with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts. They also prvide security for highly-important facilities (like nuclear power plants).
- The Federal Protective Service of Russia is responsible for the protection of Russian state property and high-ranking government personnel, including the President of Russia.
- The Federal Security Service (FSB) is the domestic security service, and the main successor agency of the Soviet-era Cheka, NKVD, and KGB.
- The Federal Border Guard Service is subordinate to the FSB.
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