Ex-KGB Thugs Ruining Russian Legacy

Here is an excerpt I found in th St.Petersburg Times, about the lovely situation that is bearing fruit in the former Soviet Union. Or at least calling the Soviet Union's collapse the "biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the century," by some long forgotten president. I wonder whom the author of this article was referring to?
"The former KGB thugs who now control the country are stomping Russia’s last historical chance into the dirt. They are doing everything to show the world that Russia is led not by civilized, respected leaders, but by a street gang from Lubyanskaya Ploshchad."
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