It is difficult to even (from both epistemological and ontological perspective) understand exactly what controlled by organized crime means in Russia. But still, these sections were necessary to understand that the Russian organized crime has multiple models of control, multiple levels of partnership, etc. The book loses a bit of velocity as it tries to describe the different facets of the Russian organized crime's ecosystem (Georgian, Chechen, street vor to vor-broker). I also enjoyed the sections that dealt with the language, rituals, and tattoos of the Vory. The best part of this Yale published and well researched book is the history of how the Russian mafia developed in parallel with the Soviet Union and Russia and changed and adapted to fit the new realities. "Not everyone who carries a knife is a cook."Ī nice survey and history of the Vory V Zakone "thief within the code". Soviet police officer, 1991, quoted in The Vory by Mark Galeotti The best part of this Yale published and well researched book is the history of how the Russian mafia developed in parallel with the Soviet Union and Russia and changed and adapted to fit the new rea "If Lenin had shot more criminals and hired fewer, we might have seen a very different Soviet Union." "If Lenin had shot more criminals and hired fewer, we might have seen a very different Soviet Union." - Soviet police officer, 1991, quoted in The Vory by Mark Galeotti "Not everyone who carries a knife is a cook." - Russian proverb A nice survey and history of the Vory V Zakone "thief within the code". 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.more 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. 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. 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.
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 thrive 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
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.
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