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'''Anatoly Trofimov''' ({{lang-ru|Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов}}, ''Anatoliy Vasilyevich Trofimov'', ], ] — ], ]) was a retired deputy director of the ]n ] (FSB) who was ] in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen while driving near his north ] 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.
'''Anatoly Vasilyevich Trofimov''' ({{langx|ru|Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов}}; July 14, 1940 – April 10, 2005) was a head of the Soviet ] investigation department. He personally supervised all Soviet dissident cases including ], ], ], and ]. He was later a deputy director of the Russian ] and became a mentor and supervisor of ]. He was ] in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen in ].


==KGB career== ==Career==

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===Soviet Union===
As a deputy head of the Soviet ] investigation department, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including ], ], ], and ]. He was later FSB deputy director and head of service for the Moscow region until 1997, when he was fired by ] after an examination by federal accountants into "gross violations and flaws in his work". According to the Russian newspaper ], Tromifov had led the investigation into an illegal ] operated by Yeltsin's election campaign.
As a deputy head of the investigation department of the Moscow branch of the Soviet ] secret service, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including ], ], ], and ].<ref></ref>

===Russia===
Trofimov was regarded as an incorruptible serviceman loyal to ]. He arrested several top politicians opposing Boris Yeltsin during the ].<ref>''Death of a Dissident'', page 73</ref> Later he held offices of the Deputy Director of the Russian Counter-Intelligence service (FSK), and head of the FSB secret service for the Moscow region until February 1997 when he was fired.

==His comments==
* ''"A retired army general and a leader of Communist parliamentary opposition ] was killed by the Russian secret services, and Putin will have to cover this up"'', according to Trofimov.
* According to Marina Litvinenko, he said to Alexander Litvinenko: ''"Don't you see? They killed Rokhlin; surely that was a Kontora job. Now the guy who came in will have to cover that up. He cannot afford to solve the case. It is like an insurance policy"''.<ref>"Death of a Dissident", page 137</ref>


==Romano Prodi== ==Romano Prodi==
{{main|Mitrokhin Commission}} {{main|Mitrokhin Commission}}


In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of ], the Italian centre-left leader, former ] and former President of the ]. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector ]. According to ], 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> In October 1999 a scandal broke out in Italy about the alleged KGB connection of ], the Italian centre-left leader, former ] and former President of the ]. The information about Prodi was provided by Soviet defector ]. Litvinenko claims he was given this information by Trofimov, whom allegedly described Prodi as "our man in Italy".{{cn|date=September 2021}}
<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Former FSB General, Wife Shot Dead in Moscow | work = | publisher = Mosnews.com | date = April 11, 2005| url = http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/04/11/fsbhit.shtml | accessdate = 2006-11-21 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2008}}</ref>.

In April 2006, ], the ] ] ] accused ], the centre-left Italian ] and former President of the ], of being a ] agent, basing his accusation upon information which was given to him by ]. Litvinenko claims he was given this information by Trofimov, whom allegedly described Prodi as "our man in Italy". The ], a Brussels-based organisation, on 3 April 2006, claimed that "another high-level source, a former KGB operative in London, has confirmed the story".<ref>{{cite web
| last = Donnelly
| first = Cillian
| title = Prodi Accused Of Being Former Soviet Agent
| work =
| publisher = EU Reporter
| date = 2006-04-03
| url = http://www.eureporter.co.uk/showarticle.php?newsid=2218
| accessdate = 2006-11-21 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2008}}</ref> A report by the ] of the ] from May 2007 noted that Trofimov was never the head of the ], which did not oversee intelligence operations, had never worked in the intelligence directorate of the ] or its successor the ], nor had he worked in the ] department of the intelligence services, nor had he ever worked in Italy, making it difficult to understand how Trofimov would have had knowledge about such a recruitment. ], the co-author of the report suggested that Trofimov was "conveniently dead", so "could neither confirm nor deny the story", and noted Litvinenko's history of making accusations without evidence to back them up.<REF>{{cite book
| last = Monaghan
| first = Dr Andrew
| coauthors= Plater Zyberk, Henry
| title = The UK & Russia - A Troubled Relationship Part I
|chapter=Misunderstanding Russia: Alexander Litvinenko
|pages=pp. 9-12
|isbn=9781905962150
| publisher = ] of the ]
| publication-date = 22 May 2007
| url = http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag/document-listings/russian/07%2817%29AM.pdf
| accessdate = 2008-11-11 }} ( at ])</ref>


==Assassination== ==Assassination==
On April 10, 2005, Trofimov was gunned down in Moscow while driving a car, together with his wife.<ref name="dissident">] and Marina Litvinenko. '']'', The Free Press (2007) {{ISBN|1-4165-5165-4}}, page 137.</ref> His four-year-old daughter survived the assassination.
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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 ] and the earlier appointment of ] as FSB chief.{{Fact|date=November 2008}} 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 ] and the earlier appointment of ] as FSB chief.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Newsline - April 11, 2005|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1143375.html|access-date=2021-01-21|newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=20 June 2008 |language=en}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* - BBC News * - BBC News
* - 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. * - 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.


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KGB officer

Anatoly Vasilyevich Trofimov (Russian: Анато́лий Васи́льевич Трофи́мов; July 14, 1940 – April 10, 2005) was a head of the Soviet KGB investigation department. He personally supervised all Soviet dissident cases including Sergei Kovalyov, Gleb Yakunin, Alexey Smirnov, and Yuri Orlov. He was later a deputy director of the Russian Federal Security Service and became a mentor and supervisor of Alexander Litvinenko. He was assassinated in April 2005 by unidentified gunmen in Moscow.

Career

Soviet Union

As a deputy head of the investigation department of the Moscow branch of the Soviet KGB secret service, Trofimov supervised all cases of dissidents including Sergei Kovalyov, Gleb Yakunin, Alexey Smirnov, and Yuri Orlov.

Russia

Trofimov was regarded as an incorruptible serviceman loyal to Boris Yeltsin. He arrested several top politicians opposing Boris Yeltsin during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis. Later he held offices of the Deputy Director of the Russian Counter-Intelligence service (FSK), and head of the FSB secret service for the Moscow region until February 1997 when he was fired.

His comments

  • "A retired army general and a leader of Communist parliamentary opposition Lev Rokhlin was killed by the Russian secret services, and Putin will have to cover this up", according to Trofimov.
  • According to Marina Litvinenko, he said to Alexander Litvinenko: "Don't you see? They killed Rokhlin; surely that was a Kontora job. Now the guy who came in will have to cover that up. He cannot afford to solve the case. It is like an insurance policy".

Romano Prodi

Main article: Mitrokhin Commission

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. Litvinenko claims he was given this information by Trofimov, whom allegedly described Prodi as "our man in Italy".

Assassination

On April 10, 2005, Trofimov was gunned down in Moscow while driving a car, together with his wife. His four-year-old daughter survived the 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 Second Chechen War and the earlier appointment of Vladimir Putin as FSB chief.

References

  1. Bullet for General (Russian)
  2. Death of a Dissident, page 73
  3. "Death of a Dissident", page 137
  4. Alex Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko. Death of a Dissident: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB, The Free Press (2007) ISBN 1-4165-5165-4, page 137.
  5. "Newsline - April 11, 2005". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

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