The Kremlin Regiment, also called the Presidential Regiment, is a unique military regiment and part of the Russian Federal Protective Service with the status of a special unit. The regiment ensures the security of the Kremlin, its treasures, and state officials. In accordance with the federal law of December 8, 1997 "On Immortalizing the Soviet People’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945", the regiment also maintains a guard of honor at the eternal flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The regiment is housed in the historic Kremlin Arsenal.
Soviet guards on their way to Lenin's mausoleum, 1988
Soviet guard on their way from Lenin's mausoleum, 1990
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden, Moscow, 2008. Soldiers are dressed in the former modern dress uniform.
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 2019. Soldiers here are dressed in the current modern dress uniform.
Federal Protective Service (Russia)
The Federal Protective Service, or the Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation, official name in English Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation, is a federal government agency concerned with the tasks related to the protection of several high-ranking state officials, mandated by the relevant law, including the President of Russia, as well as certain federal properties. It traces its origin to the USSR's Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB and later Presidential Security Service (SBP) led by KGB general Alexander Korzhakov.
A soldier of the Kremlin Regiment in a full dress uniform at Post No. 1 (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier).
