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The Russian Mafia
Private Protection in a New Market Economy
Federico Varese
306 pages
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6 figures and numerous tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-927949-4
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Paperback
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10 February 2005
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- Very well received in hardback
- Unique insight into the history and organization of the Russian Mafia
- Challenges widely held views of the Russian Mafia
- Based on in depth interviews with the Mafia, criminals and officials; archival documents; and reports from undercover police operations
- Comparative study making reference to other Mafias (the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, American-Italian Mafia and the Hong Kong Triads)
What is the Russian Mafia? This unique book thoroughly researches this question and challenges widely-held views. The author charts the emergence of the Russian Mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection, and pervasive corruption. The ability of the Russian state to define property rights and protect contracts is compared to the services offered by fragments of the state apparatus, private security firms, ethnic crime groups, the Cossacks, and the Mafia. Past criminal traditions, rituals, and norms have been resuscitated by the Mafia of today to forge a powerful new identity and compete in a crowded market for protection. The book draws on reports of undercover police operations; in-depth interviews conducted
over several years with the victims of the Mafia, criminals, and officials; and documents from the Gulag archives. It also provides a comparative study, making references to other Mafia (the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, the American-Italian Mafia, and the Hong Kong Triads).Readership: Scholars and students of Politics, Russian Studies, East European Studies, Sociology, Criminology, and Transitional Economies; anyone with an interest in Mafia
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Federico Varese, University Lecturer in Criminology and Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford
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"Varese deserves the highest praise for a stunning book that is of the very best academic quality in terms of scholarly rigour in its treatment of Soviet and post-Russia culture. This is a thoughtful, multidisciplinary examination of a complex phenomenom. The book is rich with data and each page bursts with insight from the experiences of all those connected to mafia activity. The Russian Mafia is that rare thing in acadmia-an un-put-downable book that prompts you to seek out more knowledge on who's who in Russian Business and Russian organised crime. I enjoyed reading it immensely and have learned much from it." - The British Journal of Criminology
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Introduction
I. The Transition to the Market and Protection in Russia
1: The Transition to the Market
2: The State as Supplier of Protection
3: Varieties of Protectors
II. Private Protection in Perm
4: Searching for Protection
5: The Contract and the Services
III. The Russian Mafia
6: The Mafia in Perm
7: Mafia Ancestors: The vory-v-zakone, 1920s-1950s
8: The Rusian Mafia
Conclusion
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