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Articles with tag "organized crime"

opinion Avesta Afshari Mehr

Criminal Networks Are the Kremlin's Not-So-Secret Weapon

Outsourcing sabotage of organized crime groups gives the Kremlin plausible deniability and access to a pool of covert resources.
opinion Svetlana Stephenson

From the Streets to the Kremlin, Russia’s Gang Culture Defines Strength

Under Putin, one’s past on the streets — which in the Soviet Union was hardly a point of pride — turned into a mark of heroic masculinity.
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Viral Russian Gang Drama Revisits the Ultraviolence of 1980s Kazan

The No. 1 series in Russia recreates Kazan's thriving gang culture of the late 80s. But it brings up painful memories for some who lived through it.
6 Min read

War Disrupts Ukrainian-Russian Mafia Bond

The network of drugs, guns and people trafficking that developed between Ukraine and Russia had been considered one of the world's strongest.
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Former Russian Senator Given Life Sentence for Murder Alongside Father

A Moscow court sentenced former Russian senator Rauf Arashukov and his father Raul Arashukov to life in prison for ordering the contract killing of two...
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