内容简介
Challengingwidelyheldviews,thisbookpresentsathoroughaccountoftheRussianMafia.Itchartstheemergenceofthegroupinthecontextofthetransitiontothemarket,theprivatizationofprotection,andpervasivecorruption.Itincludesreportsofundercoverpoliceoperations,in-depthinterviewsconductedoverseveralyearswiththevictimsoftheMafia,criminalsandofficials,anddocumentsfromtheGulagarchives.Italsoprovidesacomparativestudy,makingreferencestootherMafia,suchastheJapaneseYakuza,theSicilianCosaNostra,andtheAmerican-ItalianMafia.