Publication details
Vznik, vývoj a struktura společenství tzv. vorů v zakoně
| Title in English | The origin, evolution and structure of thieves in law |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | on-line Středoevropské politické studie |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | thieves in law (vory v zakone); organized crime; Post-Soviet region; South Caucasus |
| Description | The presented study about community of vory v zakone deals with the community of criminal authorities from former USSR, which structures emerged in organized crime after the collapse of USSR. The historical background and the circumstances of the criminal elites development, which enabled the rise of vory v zakone is observed. The study describes internal structure of the community,its organization and correlations. Different traditions of criminal world in Caucasus are dealt with as well. The author concludes with the analysis of the contemporary situation in thieves in law world. |