The vory : Russia's super mafia
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The vory : Russia's super mafia
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The work The vory : Russia's super mafia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- The vory : Russia's super mafia
- Title remainder
- Russia's super mafia
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Galeotti
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The vory - as the Russian mafia is also known - was born early in the 20th 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
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- Dewey number
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- 364.1'06'0947
- 364.1060947
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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