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Märta Carlsson, "The Structure of Power - an Insight into the Russian Ministry of Defence", FOI, Nov. 2012. Available at http://www.foi.se/Global/V%C3%A5r%20kunskap/S%C3%A4kerhetspolitiska%20studier/Ryssland/%C3%96vriga%20filer/foir_3571.pdf&#160;With Anatolii Serdiukov as its minister (2007–2012) the Russian Ministry of Defence underwent significant changes. They were initiated in order to facilitate the reform and rearmament of the Armed Forces. The ministry lacked control over the allocation of the defence budget and corruption was widespread in the organization. Moreover, there was strong opposition to reform among the senior military leadership. Serdiukov had to address these problems in order to make the transformation of the Armed Forces possible. This is the report on how he attempted to accomplish this. The report also gives a unique insight in the structure of the ministry, its departments and their tasks during his tenure. This report and other FOI publications on Russia are available on the Russia project’s website at www.foi.se/russia