The Vory: Russia''s Super Mafia | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
A01=Mark Galeotti
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Mark Galeotti
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=JKVM
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Format=BB
Format_Hardback
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
softlaunch

The Vory: Russia''s Super Mafia

3.79 (735 ratings by Goodreads)

Hardback | English

By (author): Mark Galeotti

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. See more
Current price €22.05
Original price €24.50
Save 10%
A01=Mark GaleottiAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Mark Galeottiautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=JKVMCOP=United StatesDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysFormat=BBFormat_HardbackLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€20 to €50PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Weight: 737g
  • Dimensions: 17 x 24mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Apr 2018
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300186826

About Mark Galeotti

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.

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept