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The Vory

Paperback • 2019 • 1. edition

The Vory

By Mark Galeotti

1 Ratings • 4.0 of 5

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About the book

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 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 t...Show more

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ISBN

9780300243208

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2019

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The Vory

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