The fall of the Soviet Union in Russia, accompanying with it economic downturn, massive hunger, poverty and loss of jobs, forced thousands of Russians into criminality. With the fall of the Union came the rise of the Russian Mafia, which in this decade catapulted itself into the limelight. Parenthetically, we recall that the 1990s brought [...]

The Mafia in the 1990s revolved more around the Russians then any other nationalities. This chapter started during the fall of the Soviet Union when economic downfall and mass emigration hit the once mighty nation. Widespread poverty, distrust of government officials and corruption permeated the air. Too many people were out of work and were [...]