The Vory : Russia's Super Mafia /

The Vory : Russia's Super Mafia /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Galeotti, Mark, author.
Imprint:	New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : black and white photographs
Language:	English
Series:	Degruyterct Degruyterct.
Subject:	Mafia -- Russia (Federation) Gangs -- Russia (Federation) Organized crime -- Russia (Federation) Prison gangs -- Russia (Federation) Mafia. Gangs. Organized crime. Prison gangs. Russia (Federation) Informational works. Informational works.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12871440

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ISBN:	9780300187625 0300187629 0300186827 9780300186826
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references ([302]-316 and index. In English. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2018).
Summary:	"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"--Publisher's description
Other form:	Print version: Galeotti, Mark. Vory. New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2018] 0300186827
Standard no.:	10.12987/9780300187625

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Summary:	No detailed description available for "The Vory".
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : black and white photographs
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references ([302]-316 and index.
ISBN:	9780300187625 0300187629 0300186827 9780300186826