Russian Mafia

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.The Russian Mafia (Russian: , Russkaya mafiya) or Bratva ( ; slang for "brotherhood", which applies to all gangs, including rivals) often transliterated as Mafiya are names designating a diverse group of organized crime syndicates originating in the former Soviet Union (Russia and the CIS). Since the 1991 fall of the USSR, these groups have amassed considerable worldwide power and influence. Organized crime existed in Russia since the days of the Tsars and Imperial Russia in the form of banditry and thievery, known as Vory v zakone or "thieves in law". This class of criminal had to abide by certain rules in the prison system. One such rule was that cooperation with the authorities of any kind was forbidden. During World War II some prisoners made a deal with the government to enlist in the armed forces in return for a reduced sentence, but upon their return to prison they were attacked and killed by inmates who remained loyal to the rules of the thieves.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130303419
• ISBN-10: 6130303416
• Artikelnr.: 28020328