The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia
ISBN-13:
9780300243208
ISBN-10:
0300243200
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Mark Galeotti
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Paperback
344 pages
Category:
Organized Crime
,
True Crime
,
World History
,
Criminology
,
Social Sciences
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ISBN-13:
9780300243208
ISBN-10:
0300243200
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Mark Galeotti
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Format:
Paperback
344 pages
Category:
Organized Crime
,
True Crime
,
World History
,
Criminology
,
Social Sciences
Summary
The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia (ISBN-13: 9780300243208 and ISBN-10: 0300243200), written by authors
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Description
The first English-language book to document the men who emerged from the gulags to become Russia’s much-feared crime class: the vory v zakone
Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western readers can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, a group that has survived and thrived amid the changes brought on by Stalinism, the Cold War, the Afghan War, and the end of the Soviet experiment.
The vory—as the Russian mafia is also known—was born early in the twentieth century, largely in the Gulags and criminal camps, where they developed their unique culture. Identified by their signature tattoos, members abided by the thieves’ code, a strict system that forbade all paid employment and cooperation with law enforcement and the state. Based on two decades of on-the-ground research, Galeotti’s captivating study details the vory’s journey to power from their early days to their adaptation to modern-day Russia’s free-wheeling oligarchy and global opportunities beyond.
Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western readers can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, a group that has survived and thrived amid the changes brought on by Stalinism, the Cold War, the Afghan War, and the end of the Soviet experiment.
The vory—as the Russian mafia is also known—was born early in the twentieth century, largely in the Gulags and criminal camps, where they developed their unique culture. Identified by their signature tattoos, members abided by the thieves’ code, a strict system that forbade all paid employment and cooperation with law enforcement and the state. Based on two decades of on-the-ground research, Galeotti’s captivating study details the vory’s journey to power from their early days to their adaptation to modern-day Russia’s free-wheeling oligarchy and global opportunities beyond.
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