E-grāmata: Vory: Russia's Super Mafia

This book could not be more relevant. . . brilliant, gripping, astonishingly rich. . . filled with flamboyant gangsters, devious rackets, vicious hits, secret policemen, Kremlin leaders and criminal slang, at once a true-crime chronicle, a work of scholarship, an anthropological study, a political history of the fused underworld and upper echelons of Russian power and essential reading.Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard

Galeotti, by far the best-informed Western academic writing on the Russian security services today, charts the rich history of the countrys criminal background and the twist of history that saw the vory thieves suddenly emerge as the victors in Russias chaotic experiment with capitalism.Owen Matthews, TLS

Mark Galeotti makes a convincing case. . . With the West reassessing its decisions to allow Russian oligarchs many of whom made money by less than honest means free rein in its capital cities, this book could not be timelier.Matthew Partridge, Money Week

Youd be hard pressed to find a more exhaustive and compelling guide to the confluence of state and organised crime in Russia than this history of thievery that stretches back to the underworlds pre-revolutionary roots.Alasdair Lees, Independent

Mark Galeottis study of Russian organised crime, the product of three decades of academic research and consultancy work, is more than timely. In these days of ever more bizarre Russian attacks, it reads like the essential companion to a bewildering and aggressive new world. . .Charlotte Hobson, Spectator

A fascinating look at Russias super mafia and their links to Putins secret services. . . . The book could not be more relevant in the midst of global recriminationsand a new round of American sanctionsagainst Russia.Matthew Campbell, Sunday Times (London)

Adds vital texture to the description of Russia as a kleptocracy. . . The Vory is a timely, readable and important text for anyone thinking of ways to restrict Russian influence over the west and to punish Russias leadership for its crimes.Oliver Bullough, Observer New Review

Many viewers who watched McMafia must have wondered if Russian organised crime is as ruthless and pervasive as the TV series suggested. Mark Galeottis indispensable book adds plenty of real-life nuance to that fictional screenplay, and nobody reading it will be in any doubt of the seriousness of the overlap between Russian spooks and crooks at home and abroad.Edward Lucas, the Times

The Vory meaning The Thieves is a colourful and comprehensive guide to the intersection of crime and politics in Russia.The Economist

For all those interested in the future, as well as in the past and present, of Russia, this is a must-read volume.Martin Dewhirst, FORUM

Galeottis book is an excellent study of the little researched area of criminal life in the Soviet Union. Taras Kuzio, Europe-Asia Studies

Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Prize 2019

"To understand power in contemporary Russia, this is a must read."Misha Glenny, author of McMafia

"Galeotti lays bare the lattices of power and influence between official Russia and its criminal organizations. This is the best guide to understanding the workings of the Kremlin since Mario Puzo's The Godfather."Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Former President of Estonia

Gritty, historically grounded and superbly readable, this is an essential work by one of the most knowledgeable and dispassionate observers of contemporary Russia.Rachel Polonsky, author of Molotov's Magic Lantern

"Galeotti writes with wit, clarity and authority about the grimly fascinating, and all-too-important, history of organized crime and its outsize role in shaping contemporary Russian society and government."Michael Weiss, CNN National Security Analyst

"The culmination of more than twenty-five years of writing on Russian organized crime, Vory is destined to become the standard work on the subject. It is instructive and shockingand a pleasure to read."Federico Varese, author of Mafia Life