| List of Tables and Maps | |
| Acknowledgments | |
| List of Abbreviations | |
| Introduction | 3 |
| Ch. 1 | The KGB and the Myth of the August Coup | 12 |
| Ch. 2 | Building Russia's Security Apparatus | 38 |
| Ch. 3 | Security Services Put to the Test: The Political Crises of 1993 | 62 |
| Ch. 4 | 1994: An Expanding Role for Domestic Security | 86 |
| Ch. 5 | Foreign Intelligence: The Empire at Iasenevo | 111 |
| Ch. 6 | Russia's Borders and Beyond | 138 |
| Ch. 7 | The Security Services and Human Rights | 164 |
| Ch. 8 | Guardians of History | 191 |
| Ch. 9 | 1995: The KGB's Domain Revisited | 218 |
| Ch. 10 | Conclusion | 244 |
| Notes | 255 |
| Index | 301 |
