Russia’s civilian foreign intelligence service, established on 18 December 1991.
Date of establishment and the full name (Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki) based on the International Spy Museum glossary.1
The US Department of Justice’s 2010 criminal complaint calls the SVR Russia’s foreign intelligence service and its Moscow headquarters “Moscow Center”.2
Sources
- International Spy Museum (Washington, DC), Language of Espionage (glossary)
- US Department of Justice, Criminal complaint against ten people accused of acting on behalf of the SVR, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, 27.06.2010
Checked: 4 November 2026