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The Russian Mafia: Private Protection in a New Market Economy

by Federico Varese

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Organized Crime and the Privatization of Protection in Post-Soviet Russia

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Organized Crime and the Privatization of Protection in Post-Soviet Russia

Federico Varese examines the Russian Mafia through the economic and institutional upheaval accompanying Russia’s move toward a market economy. The book connects organized crime to the privatization of protection and entrenched corruption, using material that includes undercover-police accounts, interviews with victims, criminals, and officials, and documents from Gulag archives. A comparative dimension places the Russian case alongside the Japanese Yakuza, Sicilian Cosa Nostra, and American-Italian Mafia, framing mafia activity as a system shaped by particular markets and institutions rather than as an isolated criminal phenomenon.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers studying organized crime and mafia structures
  • Those interested in post-Soviet economic and political change
  • Students of criminology, corruption, and comparative institutions

Themes

Russian MafiaPrivate protectionPost-Soviet market transitionCorruptionComparative organized crime

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Book overview

Challenging widely held views, this book presents a thorough account of the Russian Mafia. It charts the emergence of the group in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection, and pervasive corruption. It includes 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, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the Sicilian Cosa Nostra, and the American-Italian Mafia.
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