siloviki

But having said that, Putin comes from a KGB background; What people don ` t realize is that about 75 percent to 80 percent of the senior people inside the Kremlin are also from the security services, the Russians have a new name for it called siloviki, men of the KGB.

CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2008 2008

Russian political life has been usurped by "siloviki" -- ex-spies -- who have apparently seized power from the small network of hyper-rich plutocratic "bankers" who rose to power after the Wall came down.

Boing Boing 2007

It seemed that way because Makarov speaks for the dominant clan in Russian politics, the guys known as siloviki (roughly, the men-at-arms).

Simon Shuster: Obama's Russian Miracle: How the Kremlin Backed Down on the Nuclear Treaty 2010

It seemed that way because Makarov speaks for the dominant clan in Russian politics, the guys known as siloviki (roughly, the men-at-arms).

Obama's Russian Miracle: How the Kremlin Backed Down on the Nuclear Treaty 2010

To many of Moscow's 'siloviki' - the hard men of the security complex - it's Washington's old 'imperialist ruling circles' still hard at work.

Eric Margolis: Russia Is Not Wowed by Obama 2009

Beyond ownership, the Kremlin has positioned high-ranking government officials and other Putin-loyalists -- elites in the security services known as siloviki

Kremlin 'Capitalism' 2008

The siloviki are a tight-knit band of mostly military and KGB veterans who dominate the country's security and intelligence ministries and believe, more or less, in state control of the country's political and economic life.

THE MANY FACES OF PUTIN 2007

The siloviki are a tight-knit band of mostly military and KGB veterans.

NOTHING TO CELEBRATE 2007

The siloviki are a tight-knit band of mostly military and KGB veterans who dominate the country's security and intelligence ministries and believe, more or less, in state control of the country's political and economic life.

The Many Faces of Putin 2007

Despite his liberal leanings, Kudrin remains an ally of Putin and works to balance the hardline elements within the regime, known as siloviki.

The Guardian World News Miriam Elder 2011