The term "Russian mafia" is a general label used to describe a broad and complex network of organized crime groups that originated in Russia and other former Soviet republics.

Russian organized crime (ROC) is an umbrella phrase that captures a variety of crime groups and criminal activities. Our focus in this report is on the groups and the activities present in the United …

The Russian Mafia did not begin in the back alleys of Moscow or the boardrooms of oligarch-owned skyscrapers. Its roots trace back to the brutal, dehumanizing Soviet penal system the infamous …

Mar 7, 2024 · Here’s a list of 20 notorious Russian gangsters and mobsters to take note of. 1. Semyon Mogilevich. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Mogilevich is …

Mar 14, 2025 · Over several days in a Manhattan murder-for-hire trial, Mr. Mehdiyev, an Azerbaijani member of a Russian crime syndicate, gave a detailed description of how Mr. Omarov had directed …

Mar 8, 2025 · These groups, generally referred to in the United States as the “Russian mafia” or “Russian organized crime” (ROC), quickly extended their reach beyond Russia’s borders. In the …

Dec 21, 2025 · When the Soviet Union fell apart, Russian organized crime was unleashed unto the world. Russian organized crime can now be found everywhere, from the US to Israel to Spain and …

From prisons to politics, the rise of the Russian mafia is unlike any other. Discover how it grew from Soviet black markets into a global shadow empire.

Discover the captivating history of the Bratva, the Russian Mafia, from its origins in the lawless countryside to its rise in the heart of the Soviet Union.

Jul 4, 2022 · Russian organized crime or Russian mafia [2], otherwise known as Bratva (“Brotherhood”), is a collective of various organized crime elements originating in the former Soviet Union.