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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300243200
ISBN-139780300243208
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038799030
Product Key Features
Book TitleVory : Russia's Super Mafia
Number of Pages344 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Organized Crime, Criminology
IllustratorYes
GenreTrue Crime, Social Science, History
AuthorMark Galeotti
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-963166
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal364.106/60947
SynopsisThe 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., 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