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Vory : Russia's Super Mafia by Mark Galeotti (2019, Trade Paperback)

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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

LC Classification NumberHV6453