Putin renames FSB Academy for Dzerzhinsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree officially naming the Federal Security Service (FSB) Academy after Felix Dzerzhinsky, the founder of the Soviet secret police. Dzerzhinsky, who led the Cheka, is a highly symbolic figure representing the origins of Soviet and Russian state security organs. The renaming, announced via a presidential decree, reinforces the historical lineage and ideological continuity of Russia's security apparatus. This move is seen as a symbolic gesture strengthening the institutional identity of the FSB within the current political climate.