A review by lilreaderbug
The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia by Mark Galeotti

4.0

Examination of the Russian mafia's role in society. An overview of their culture, including fenya and shansons. The book was well-researched. Galeotti is cautiously optimistic about Russia moving away from organized crime. If this does happen, it will definitely happen slowly as organized crime is endemic in Russian society. I do wonder if part of the historic defiance of law stems from ethnic Russian imperialism being imposed on the 100+ ethnic groups throughout the country.