The emblem of the FSB of Russia, the federal executive body responsible for ensuring the security of the Russian Federation, is a complex heraldic mark with a shield, a sword, a double-headed eagle, and a ribbon bearing the service name. At its base is a red shield elongated downward with a silver border, behind which a silver sword with a gold hilt is placed vertically, pointing downward. In the field of the shield there is a gold double-headed eagle with raised wings, crowns, a scepter, and an orb, and on the eagle’s chest there is a small red shield with a horseman striking a dragon with a spear. Along the sides and below the eagle runs a blue ribbon with the gold Cyrillic inscription “ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ”. The emblem was established by a decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 1999, and its description was clarified in the 2010 revision.
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, abbreviated as the FSB of Russia, is a Russian federal executive body. Within its powers, the service is responsible for state administration in the field of ensuring the security of the Russian Federation, combating terrorism, protecting and guarding the state border, ensuring information security, and coordinating counterintelligence activities. The structure of the FSB includes services, departments, directorates, centers, territorial security bodies, and other divisions that operate in the areas defined by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
