Boris Konstantinovich Ratnikov (Russian: ????´? ?????????´????? ??´??????) is a retired Major-General of the reserves of Russia's Federal Security Service (Russian: ???-???).
He was a key figure in the protection of the President of Russia.
He has authored a large number of publications and books on the history of domestic intelligence services, the poet.
He participated in a documentary film "The Call of the Abyss" (Russian: ??? ??????) and "Storm of consciousness" (Russian: ????? ????????), which aroused wide public interest in Russia.