Vargad seaduses. Vene supermaffia - Mark Galeotti

“And then there was Volodja, nicknamed ‘Tšainik’ (Teapot)—I never found out why, though in prisons, the term is sometimes used for brutes. He was sinewy, intense, and grim, yet inexplicably fragile and possessed of a dangerous temperament—the kind of person I’d generally cross the street to avoid. He had been a sniper during the war, and the only thing that could transform him into a cheerful, open, and truly animated human being was the chance to talk about his Dragunov sniper rifle and his own skills. I never learned what became of Volodja. /---/ I still hold out hope that one day, while walking through the cemetery favored by Moscow’s mobsters, I might stumble upon Volodja’s grave. I have no doubt that a rifle is depicted on his headstone.” Mark Galeotti is a prominent expert on Russian organized crime and one of the first Western scholars to draw attention to its rise and potential consequences. *Thieves in Law* is a gripping study of a vast criminal network that originated in the 18th century, flourished within the Gulag forced-labor camps, survived the birth and collapse of the Soviet Union, and is now stronger than ever. “We Italians, we’ll kill you. But the Russians—they’re crazy; they’ll kill your whole family.” — John Gotti, head of the Gambino crime family. Keywords:
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