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In the 1930s, Russian criminal castes began to emerge, such as the Masti (suits) and the Vor v Zakone (rus. Вор в Законе) or Blatnye (authoritative thieves), and with that a tattoo culture to define rank and reputation. Up until World War II, any tattoo could denote a professional criminal, the only exception being tattoos on sailors. [1]
Russian organized crime has a rather large stronghold in the city of Atlanta where members are distinguished by their tattoos. Russian organized crime was reported to have a stronger grip in the French Riviera region and Spain in 2010; [6] and Russia was branded as a virtual "mafia state" according to the WikiLeaks cables. [44]
The term Russian Mafia, 'mafiya' or mob is a blanket (and somewhat inaccurate) term for the various organized crime groups that emerged in this period from the 15 former republics of the USSR and unlike their Italian counterparts does not mean members are necessarily of Russian ethnicity or uphold any ancient criminal traditions, although this ...
A side-plot of the Russian crime film Brother revolves around a struggle between Chechen and Russian mafia over the control of a market. Several episodes of Brigada deal with the titular gang's dealings with Chechen militants and organised crime figures. The Chechen mafia make an appearance in the Frederick Forsyth novel Icon.
The deputy said he wasn’t sure whether the tattoos were the sign of a subgroup or gang — so supervisors surveyed 69 deputies at the station to find out more.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI is concerned about the possibility of an organized attack in the United States similar to the one that killed scores of people at a Russian concert hall last month ...
Belarusian mobster who was involved in organized crime in America as well as Europe. Rachmiel Brandwain: Ashkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian-German Jewish) Ukrainian mobster who was based in Antwerp. [1] Vladimir Reznikov: Russian: Member of the Russian mafia in the USA. Toomas Erm Wilson: Estonian: Konksu-Tom: Leader of Estonian Kemerovo crime ...
President Trump claimed violent gang members with "tattoos all over their faces" are pouring into America at the southern border as he plans to crack down on illegal immigration and beef up border ...