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Is there a name for the Russian mafia?

Is there a name for the Russian mafia?

Russian organized crime or Russian mafia (Russian: росси́йская ма́фия, tr. rossíyskaya máfiya, IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə ˈmafʲɪjə], Russian: ру́сская ма́фия, tr. rússkaya máfiya, IPA: [ˈruskəjə ˈmafʲɪjə]), otherwise known as Bratva (Russian: братва́, tr.

Who is head of Russian mafia?

Semion Mogilevich
Mogilevich currently lives freely in Moscow, and has three children. He is most closely associated with the Solntsevskaya Bratva crime group….

Semion Mogilevich
Occupation Russian mafia boss, confidence trickster, businessman
Spouse Katalin Papp
Children 3
Status

What is the Irish mafia called?

The Irish Mob (Irish mafia, Irish organized crime) is an organized crime syndicate based in the United States, Canada, and Ireland, which has been in existence since the early 19th century.

Who is the youngest mafia boss?

Joseph Bonanno
After the Castellammarese War, Salvatore Maranzano was murdered in 1931, and Bonanno took control of most of the crime family, and at age 26, Bonanno became one of the youngest-ever bosses of a crime family….

Joseph Bonanno
Citizenship American
Occupation Crime boss
Predecessor Salvatore Maranzano
Successor Paul Sciacca

Is the Irish mafia real?

Which is the largest mafia group in Russia?

The Chechen mafia is one of the largest ethnic organized crime groups operating in the former Soviet Union next to established Russian mafia groups. The Georgian mafia is regarded as one of the biggest, powerful and influential criminal networks in Europe,…

Who are the successors of the KGB in Russia?

The broken coup d’état and the collapse of the USSR put an end to the activities of the KGB on 3 December 1991. The KGB’s main successors are the FSB (Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation) and the SVR (Foreign Intelligence Service).

Where was the Lyuberetskaya Bratva Mafia located?

Lyuberetskaya Bratva (Russian: Люберецкая Братва) or Lyubery (Russian: Люберы): One of the largest criminal groups in late 1980s – early-mid-1990s in the USSR. Based in (and originating from) Lyubertsy district of Moscow.

When did the KGB split from the Soviet Union?

In 1991, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the KGB was split into the Federal Security Service and the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.