In honor of 100th anniversary security agencies of Russia and 110th anniversary Since the birth of the head of Soviet foreign intelligence during the Great War, Pavel Fitin, a competition has been held "My Countryman - Pavel Fitin" with the aim of patriotic education of the younger generation. The event organizer, the Ural Military Sports Foundation, will accept works until September 20.
Paintings made on any material and in any technique, in color and black and white;
Literary works in genres: poetry, prose, journalism;
Computer presentation.
The winners who take prizes are awarded diplomas and valuable prizes from the organizers. The first three absolute winners are awarded a trip to Moscow to participate in a rally with the right to make a solemn speech on the occasion of the opening of a monumental composition - a monument to the head of Soviet foreign intelligence during the Great War, Pavel Fitin. The rally will take place on October 5 on the territory of the Press Bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
For reference:
Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin was born on December 28, 1907 in the village of Ozhogino, Kurgan Region. In 1920, after graduating from primary school, he worked in the agricultural commune in his native village, and here he joined the Komsomol. After graduating from high school in 1928, he entered the engineering faculty of the Agricultural Academy. Timiryazev, who graduated in 1932.
In 1932-1934 he was the head of the editorial office of the Selkhozgiz publishing house.
In 1934-1935 he served in the Red Army. After demobilization, he again worked until 1938 at the same publishing house as deputy editor-in-chief.
In March 1938, he was sent through party recruitment to study at the NKVD Higher School. After completing special accelerated courses in November of the same year, he was sent as an intern to the 5th department of the GUGB NKVD of the USSR.
Due to an acute shortage of intelligence personnel, at the end of the same year Fitin was appointed deputy head of the department, and in 1939 he headed the external intelligence of the state security agencies. He worked as head of foreign intelligence until 1946.
In the pre-war period, receiving information from station sources abroad that Germany was preparing to attack the USSR, Pavel Mikhailovich sent over a hundred intelligence reports to Stalin. It followed from them that war was on the threshold, and it was necessary to take urgent measures to strengthen the country's defense capability.
Heading foreign intelligence during the war, State Security Commissioner 3rd Rank Fitin did everything in his power to provide the country's political leadership with reliable political information about the strategic plans of the German command, information about the prospects for opening a “second front” in Europe, and documentary materials about plans of the USSR allies for the anti-Hitler coalition in the post-war period.
In particular, in 1943, a plan for a German offensive on the Kursk Bulge, intercepted by the British intelligence agency, was received from the London residency of Soviet intelligence, which allowed the USSR leadership to take the necessary countermeasures and defeat the enemy.
In 1946, Fitin was sent as deputy commissioner of the MGB to Germany, where he remained until 1947. He is then appointed to the post of deputy head of the state security department for the Sverdlovsk region.
In 1951 he was appointed Minister of State Security of the Kazakh SSR.
From March to July 1953, Mikhail Fitin held the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk region.
For great services in ensuring the state security of our country, Lieutenant General Fitin was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Red Banner of Tuva, many medals, as well as the “Honored Worker of the NKVD” badge.
However, in November 1953, P. M. Fitin was dismissed from the security agencies due to service inconsistency, even without a pension, since he did not have the necessary length of service.
Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin died on December 24, 1971 in Moscow. He was buried in Moscow at the Vvedensky cemetery.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Russian security agencies and the 110th anniversary of the birth of the head of Soviet foreign intelligence during the Great War, Pavel Fitin, a competition is being held with the aim of patriotic education of the younger generation. The event organizer, the Ural Military Sports Foundation, will accept works until September 20.
Paintings made on any material and in any technique, in color and black and white;
Literary works in genres: poetry, prose, journalism;
Computer presentation.
Creative works must be sent by September 20 by email: [email protected] with the subject line “For the competition.”
The winners who take prizes are awarded diplomas and valuable prizes from the organizers. The first three absolute winners are awarded a trip to Moscow to participate in a rally with the right to make a solemn speech on the occasion of the opening of a monumental composition - a monument to the head of Soviet foreign intelligence during the Great War, Pavel Fitin. The rally will take place on October 5 on the territory of the Press Bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
The competition regulations and accompanying application form can be downloaded
For reference:
Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin was born on December 28, 1907 in the village of Ozhogino, Kurgan Region. In 1920, after graduating from primary school, he worked in the agricultural commune in his native village, and here he joined the Komsomol. After graduating from high school in 1928, he entered the engineering faculty of the Agricultural Academy. Timiryazev, who graduated in 1932.
In 1932-1934 he was the head of the editorial office of the Selkhozgiz publishing house.
In 1934-1935 he served in the Red Army. After demobilization, he worked again until 1938 at the same publishing house as deputy editor-in-chief.
In March 1938, he was sent through party recruitment to study at the NKVD Higher School. After completing special accelerated courses in November of the same year, he was sent as an intern to the 5th department of the GUGB NKVD of the USSR.
Due to an acute shortage of intelligence personnel, at the end of the same year Fitin was appointed deputy head of the department, and in 1939 he headed the external intelligence of the state security agencies. He worked as head of foreign intelligence until 1946.
In the pre-war period, receiving information from station sources abroad that Germany was preparing to attack the USSR, Pavel Mikhailovich sent over a hundred intelligence reports to Stalin. It followed from them that war was on the threshold, and it was necessary to take urgent measures to strengthen the country's defense capability.
Heading foreign intelligence during the war, State Security Commissioner 3rd Rank Fitin did everything in his power to provide the country's political leadership with reliable political information about the strategic plans of the German command, information about the prospects for opening a “second front” in Europe, and documentary materials about plans of the USSR allies for the anti-Hitler coalition in the post-war period.
In particular, in 1943, a plan for a German offensive on the Kursk Bulge, intercepted by the British intelligence agency, was received from the London residency of Soviet intelligence, which allowed the USSR leadership to take the necessary countermeasures and defeat the enemy.
In 1946, Fitin was sent as deputy commissioner of the MGB to Germany, where he remained until 1947. He is then appointed to the post of deputy head of the state security department for the Sverdlovsk region.
In 1951 he was appointed Minister of State Security of the Kazakh SSR.
From March to July 1953, Mikhail Fitin held the position of head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk region.
For great services in ensuring the state security of our country, Lieutenant General Fitin was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Red Banner of Tuva, many medals, as well as the “Honored Worker of the NKVD” badge.
However, in November 1953, P. M. Fitin was dismissed from the security agencies due to service inconsistency, even without a pension, since he did not have the necessary length of service.
Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin died on December 24, 1971 in Moscow. He was buried in Moscow at the Vvedensky cemetery.
"My fellow countryman - Pavel Fitin." For several months, in several regions of the Urals, a creative competition was held among schoolchildren in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Russian security agencies and the 110th anniversary of the birth of the head of Soviet foreign intelligence during the Great Patriotic War, P.M. Fitina. The competition was organized by the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, the Coordination Bureau of the Council of Veterans of Security Agencies in the Urals Federal District, together with the non-profit organization “Military Sports Foundation-Ural”.
About 950 works of schoolchildren from five regions of the Ural Federal District took part in the creative competition in three categories. The competition jury awarded several first places at once. The remaining works, as well as the most active educational institutions, were awarded letters of gratitude from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. Among them is a resident of the Southern Urals: Elizaveta Galyatkina, an 8th grade student from the Ust-Katavsky urban district of the Chelyabinsk region. As the main prize, Elizabeth received the opportunity to travel to Moscow to participate on October 10, 2017 in the grand opening ceremony of the monument to P.M. Fitin, which will be conducted by the Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin.
Our competition is dedicated to Pavel Fitin. Even if this is not a big step yet, it is a very significant step in researching the life and exploits of our great fellow countrymen. I hope that participation in this competition will become a springboard for you to dive into research work and study the heritage of our region. “I wish you good luck and thank you very much for your research activities,” Alexander Kuznetsov, Minister of Education and Science of the Chelyabinsk Region, addressed the participants.
Pavel Fitin headed Soviet intelligence at the age of 31 and remained in this position until he was 39 years old. And all the years of the Great Patriotic War fall into this decade,” says Moscow writer Alexander Bondarenko. -Fitin’s outstanding organizational abilities manifested themselves precisely during the war years. Heading foreign intelligence, he made great efforts to provide the country's leadership with information about the plans of the German command, information about the possibility of opening a “second front.” Intelligence received a plan for the German offensive on the Kursk Bulge, which allowed the Red Army to correctly distribute forces on the fronts and deliver crushing blows. Information was obtained about separate negotiations between Americans and the Nazis in Switzerland, “radio games” were conducted, and assistance was provided to the partisan movement. The service led by Fitin made an invaluable contribution to the creation of nuclear weapons in the USSR.
By the way, we met with the Moscow writer Alexander Bondarenko in Chelyabinsk, when they were filming a documentary television film about three titans of Soviet intelligence, natives of the Urals. Among them was Pavel Fitin.
For reference: Pavel Mikhailovich Fitin, lieutenant general, head of foreign intelligence of the USSR, was born on December 15, 1907 in the village of Ozhogino, Shatrovsky district, Kurgan region. Fitin got into foreign intelligence in 1938, within a year, having made a dizzying career, he was appointed deputy head of the foreign intelligence department. From 1939 to 1946, Pavel Fitin headed the foreign intelligence of the USSR state security agencies. Lieutenant General Fitin was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner, Orders of the Red Star, medals: “For Military Merit”, “For the Defense of Moscow”, “For the Defense of the Caucasus”, “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Responsible War of 1941-1945.” , “For Victory over Japan”, the badge “Honorary State Security Officer”, as well as a number of other awards. Died on December 24, 1971.
Sergei Belkovsky, photo from open sources