The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia by Galeotti, Mark

The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia

The first English-language book to document the men who emerged from the gulags to become Russia's much-feared...
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Author: Mark Galeotti
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The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia by Galeotti, Mark

The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia

BD$49.13

The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia

BD$49.13
Author: Mark Galeotti
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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 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.

Author: Mark Galeotti
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 05/29/2018
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780300186826


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/09/2018
Choice 11/01/2018

About the Author
Mark Galeotti is a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, Prague. An expert and prolific author on transnational crime and Russian security affairs, he has also advised the British Foreign Office and many government and law enforcement agencies in Europe and North America.


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