SV R , ▁which ▁claims ▁to ▁provide ▁" a ▁professional ▁view ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁secret ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁world " ▁where ▁all ▁services ▁are ▁presented ▁as ▁one ▁evol ving ▁organization . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁SV R ▁R F ▁Serge i ▁Leb ede v ▁stated ▁“ there ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁any ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁where ▁a ▁K GB ▁officer ▁has ▁not ▁been .” ▁ ▁During ▁their ▁ 8 0 th ▁anni versary ▁celebr ation , ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁went ▁to ▁SV R ▁headquarters ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁other ▁former ▁K GB / SV R ▁chief s ▁Vladimir ▁K ry uch kov , ▁Leon id ▁She bar sh in , ▁Y ev gen y ▁Prim akov ▁and ▁V y aches lav ▁Tr ub nik ov , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁agents , ▁including ▁the ▁British ▁double ▁agent ▁and ▁ex - S ov iet ▁sp y ▁George ▁Bla ke . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁authority ▁The ▁" L aw ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence " ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁SV R ▁leadership ▁itself ▁and ▁adopted ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁This ▁Law ▁provided ▁conditions ▁for ▁" pen etr ation ▁by ▁check ists ▁of ▁all ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁economy ", ▁since ▁it ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁" care er ▁personnel ▁may ▁occup y ▁positions ▁in ▁minist ries , ▁depart ments , ▁establish ments , ▁enter pr ises ▁and ▁organizations ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁this ▁law ▁without ▁comprom ising ▁their ▁association