🕳️ Released Phantom Node 45: Sergey Naryshkin. Curator of Subversive Games
- Foundation date
12 August 2025
🕳️ Released Phantom Node 45: Sergey Naryshkin. Curator of Subversive Games
A quiet manner, loud betrayals.
Who is this?
Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation, combining diplomatic experience with the command of spy networks. In public, he appears reserved, even shy — a “polite intellectual.” Yet he oversees global subversive operations, espionage, disinformation, and interference in elections abroad, all in service to the Kremlin.
Type of node:
Security, intelligence, and sabotage structure.
Status:
Above the law, shielded by state secrecy.
Form of control:
Networks of agents of influence, diplomatic cover, operations involving bribery, blackmail, kompromat, and cyber tools.
Phantom image:
A silhouette in a dark suit holding a world map from which ink drips — borders blurred. Red dots connected by thin lines form networks of spies. In the background — shadows of listening devices, safes, and passports with multiple nationalities.
What remains after the phantom:
Blueprints for covert operations, eroded trust in international institutions, and a trail of disinformation.
Core of the node:
What sustained it?
Direct access to the Kremlin, full control over foreign intelligence, and resources for global operations.
How did it become a phantom?
Moved from a diplomatic role into a shadow position of command, acting through others while maintaining a public image of “a decent man.”
Why does the phantom still exist?
The intelligence network is deeply intertwined with Russia’s political objectives, while the international security system lacks rapid mechanisms to counter hidden operations.
Phantom’s condition:
Active, with a broad arsenal of subversive tools.
After the regime:
Declassification and dismantling of spy networks.
Investigation of election interference and political manipulation abroad.
Accountability for violations of international law.
Collective reaction:
We know that even a quiet tone can be a weapon of subversion.
We do not mistake politeness for good intentions.
We name those who act against conscience.
Core principle:
Recognize and stop hidden forms of aggression where they are disguised as diplomacy or partnership. Break networks of subversion before they destroy trust and freedom.
Alt-text:
Graphite portrait on aged paper background. A man in a dark suit holds a world map from which ink drips, red dots connected into spy networks. In the background — shadows of listening devices, safes, and passports with multiple nationalities.
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Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
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12.08.2025
🫧 Phantom Node Dossier: Sergey Naryshkin. Deep Network of Control
Key Aspects of the Phantom:
"Architect of Shadow Influence" (or "Master of Invisible Operations"). This phantom symbolizes his role as the chief director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), responsible for conducting intelligence activities, espionage, covert operations, and influence operations outside Russia. He embodies the regime's ability to act "in the shadows," undermining democratic institutions and spreading influence through non-state methods. His impact lies in creating and utilizing networks of hidden influence on the international stage.
Regimes (which he directly shapes/supports):
🕵️ Chekism / Intelligence State: Naryshkin is a clear representative of a regime where special services play a central role in shaping and implementing state policy both domestically and abroad.
🟠 Authoritarianism (External Manifestation): His activities aim to strengthen the external influence of the authoritarian regime, undermine democratic institutions in other countries, and reinforce Russia's own geopolitical position.
👻 Hybrid Warfare (Intelligence Aspect): The SVR under his leadership is a key component of hybrid warfare, using intelligence, disinformation, and cyber operations to achieve strategic goals without direct military intervention.
⛓️ Secrecy and Opacity: The regime he embodies is extremely closed and opaque, allowing for operations that extend beyond legal boundaries with maximum stealth.
Tools (which he actively uses/oversees):
🌐 Foreign Intelligence: Leading the entire system of foreign intelligence, gathering information, agent work, and analyzing data for the Kremlin's needs.
🤫 Covert Operations / Special Operations: Planning and conducting secret operations abroad, including political influence, sabotage, and destabilization.
🗣️ Disinformation and Propaganda (External): Overseeing the dissemination of disinformation, propaganda, and Kremlin narratives through secret influence channels, international media, and "agents of influence."
💻 Cyber Operations: Applying cyber tools for intelligence, sabotage, and influencing critical infrastructure and electoral processes in other countries.
💸 "Shadow" Diplomacy and Financing: Using informal channels for negotiations, financing loyal groups, and maintaining connections with various actors abroad.
👥 Influence Networks: Forming and managing networks of agents of influence, "useful idiots," and lobbyists in political, economic, and media circles of other states.
Civilizational Influences (which he embodies/exploits):
🦅 Post-Soviet Space / Legacy of Empire (Control and Expansion): Naryshkin carries on the traditions of Soviet special services, combining intelligence with active measures and the expansion of influence into former republics and beyond.
🧠 Manipulation and Deception: His activities are the epitome of manipulation and deception, where truth is replaced by convenient narratives, and covert operations hide true intentions.
🚨 Undermining Democratic Institutions: Systematic use of intelligence tools to undermine trust in democratic processes, elections, and state institutions in other countries.
⚖️ Cult of Lawlessness (International Aspect): The SVR's activities under his leadership often disregard international law, the sovereignty of other states, and the principles of good neighborliness, spreading the idea that "rules don't apply."
💡 "Shadow" Geopolitics: He is a key figure in the Kremlin's "shadow" geopolitics, where real influence is exercised not through official diplomacy but through covert operations and manipulations.
Anna Pivtorak Kostyuk
📍🗺️
12.08.2025
