The breakup of the USSR left Russia and the other republics facing the threat of turmoil: many groups remained dissatisfied, and thousands of people ended up with weapons and their small authority. Igor Sablin, the former revolutionary leader who now headed the country, prevented Russia from sliding into lawlessness. He chose a decisive course of action: to centralize and unite the ordinary citizens who had stood up to defend their homeland, giving their efforts cohesion and clear purpose.

Igor Sablin and Alexey Marin brought these people together into the “Corps of Homeland Defenders”, a civic-patriotic movement that included former revolutionaries and volunteers committed to the nation’s welfare in every sphere of life, from maintaining the streets clean and tidy to raising new generations of patriots.

Those members of the KZR who demonstrated exceptional discipline and experience were selected into an elite formation — the “Brodeks Forces”. They, under Marin’s leadership, handled missions beyond the capabilities of the police or the army.
The Brodeks Forces became a tool for carrying out complex covert operations undertaken in the interests of Russia, including classified missions abroad. This formation represented skill, discipline, and unwavering loyalty to the principles of the new Russia.