Russkaya Mafiya

[Jay]

name: Russkaya Mafiya, Bratva, Red Mafia, Krasnaya Mafiya, Russian Mob

facts-
-name given to various ethinticity which appeared in the former Soviet Union
-Russian Mob's own members have been known to Organizatsiya, or "The Organization."

Russian Organizations-
The Solnetsevskaya bratva
Dolgoprudneskaya
The Izmailovskaya gang
Thhe Tambov Gang
Obshinia or Chechen Mafia
Potato Bag Gang
Orekhovaskaya Gang

Mafia Personalities-
-Evse Agron(Brooklyn based crime boss; murdered, 1985.
-Marat Balagula(Brookyln-based crime boss and originatior of billion dollar gasoline bootlegging scam; released from American prison, 2004.
-Arbi Barayev(Chechen warlord/crime boss; killed by Russian armed forces 2001.)
-Viktor Bout(Arms merchant; international fugitive.)
-Yuri Brokhin(Famed expatriate Russian dissident/international drug dealer and jewel thief; murdered, 1982.
-Konstantin Dimitrov-Samokovestsa(Bulgarian drug kingpin; murdered 2003.)
-Vitali Dyomachka(Russian mobster who produced a TV series chronicling his own activities.)
-Monya Elson(Profilic professional killer; convicted of three murders and imprisoned.)
-Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg (Southern Florida crime boss; deported to Israel.)
-Georgi Iliev (Second boss of Bulgarian VIS crime group; murdered 2005.)

History-
Despite seeming to arise during the fall of the Soviet Union, organized crime has existed throughout the imperial and communist eras as a form of open rebellion against the systems in the form of the Thief's World. During this time organized crime was fiercely honor based and often attacked and killed traitors among their ranks. During World War II, many enlisted in the Russian army resulting in the Suka Wars which killed many of the thieves who were branded as government allies as well as the original thief underworld during Stalin's reign. These criminals, seeking a new survival strategy, began to ally with the elite in the Soviet Union as means of survival, creating the powerful Russian black Market.
The real breakthrough for criminal organizations occurred during the economic disaster and mass emigration of the 1990s that followed the fallof the soviet union. Many former government officials of the Soviet Union turned to crime because they were desperate for money. Others joined large numbers of Soviet citizens who moved overseas primarily to the United States and the Mafia became a natural extension of this trend. According to official estimates, some 100,000 Russians are committed mobsters, with a large but unknown engaging in these criminal practices on and off.
Via their large communities throughout the West and in particular the United States, since the mid-90s the crime groups have been trying to expand their criminal empire into America. Most often via the trafficking of drugs, illegal weapons and prostitution. This lead to some brutal gang wars with the organizations that already existed in America. Including the Italian Mafia and Chinese Triads.
Russian organized crime figures from other countries are often sent to America to perform a service such as gangland murder or extortion.
Each boss called a "pakhan" controls four criminal cells through an intermediary called "bigradier." The boss employs two spies that watch over the action of the brigadier to ensure loyalty and that he does not get too powerful. A cell is the structure in which the Russian Mob operates.

The Thieves Code-
A thief is bound by the code to
1. Forsake his relatives--mother, father, brothers, sisters, etc.
2. Not have a family of his own-- no wife, no children;this doe not however preclude him from having a lover.
3. Never, under any circumstances work, no matter how much difficulty this brings-, love only on means gleaned from theivery.
4. Help other thieves--both by moral and material support, utilizing the commune of thieves.
5. Keep secret information about the whereabouts of accomplices(i.e. dens, districts, hideouts, safe apartments, etc).
6. In unavoidable situations(If a thief is under investigation) to take the blame for someone else's crime; this buys the other person time of freedom.
7. Demand a convoctation of inquiry for the purpose of resolving disputes in the event of a conflict between oneself and other thieves, or between thieves.
8. If necessary, participate in such inquiries.
9. Carry out the punishment of the offending thief as decided by the convocation.
10. Not resist carrying out the decision of punishing the offending thief who is found guilyu, with punishment determined by the convocation.
11. Have good command of the the thieves'jargon("Fehnay")
12. Not gamble without being able to cover losses.
13. Teach the trade to young beginners.
14. Have, if possible, informants from the rank and file of thieves.
15. Not lose your reasoning ability when using alcohol.
16. Have nothing to do with the authorities (particularly with the ITU[Correctional Labor Authority], not participate in public activities, nor join any community organizations.
17. Not take weapons from the hands of authorities; not serve in the military.
18. Make good on promises given to other thieves.

[jaydenl]

Dude, thieves are Loners! lol. They have to disown their family. HAHA. I wouldn't do that just to make a good living. I might put them at risk with the Mafia or something but I wouldn't disown them I mean Geez that is just stupid I think. Although I suppose you gotta cover up ya tracks right? Hehe.

[Jay]

Yeah that is a little retatded. I mean, you have to just have to say, "Fuck you family! I don't want anything to do with you." And the Russians expect for them to be okay with it? But, the police would be hounding them for information and their enemies might pay their families a visit.

[jaydenl]

Yeah, I mean if your enemies went over to your parents house and slit the throats and shit and all you did was shrug your shoulders. It just shows how heartless you are man. If it was me I would be crying. (I AINT A GIRL!!!)

[Jay]

you're not? LOL

[jaydenl]

Imma gonna smacka you

[Falcon]

The russian mafia is far more powerful and intelligent then the sicilains ever were. They run Hollywood nowadays, not the fucking sicilians like in the 30s and shit. The Russians are real behind-the-scenes, and secretive, and powerful, like how hte mobe USED to be before it became all hollywood.

[Jay]

The Russian Mafia are like ex-KGB guys. The California guys cominucate with Russian criminal figures from New York, Boston, Chicago, Miami, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Seattle.

Also in Russian prisons, your life story is told on your skin by criminal tattoes.

These include:
Crucifix- a cross worn on the chest signifies a "Prince of Thieves", the highest possible rank. Or a scene of the crucified Christ, has no religious meaning but it's the inmate saying he's been oppressed and sentenced by the authorities just like Jesus. If the crucifix is topped by a crown then it means the wearer is a pakhan - a leader of a thieves family.
'Grins' - these are humorous tattoos usually incorporating a grinning face and are often accompanied by text. The butt of the grin/joke in will often be the prison authorities.
Snakes - a snake around the neck/shoulders mean that the wearer feels that the Soviet/Communist party system still has a hold on them, still adversely affecting their lives.
'Lawnmower'* - This means the person is a transvestite
Tigers - signifies an 'enforcer', or a sign of an avenger, geared at times at guards and prison authority.
Five Dots - The dots are assembled in the same fashion that the number five on a dice. Its meaning varies, but sometimes can symbolize a cop surrounded by four criminals. (In Romanian prisons it symbolizes man stuck between four walls.)[2].
Cats - the cat is associated with the characteristics needed by a thief (slyness). The most common thief tattoo. Normally tattooed as a pair on the upper chest.
Skulls - these are usually worn by high ranking gang members, interpreted to mean a murderer.
Eyes - Various meanings: if on the upper/middle torso they literally mean that the wearer is keeping their eyes open and it isn't a derogatory/forced tattoo. If placed on lower backside that is to show that the prisoner is used for sexual gratification. If the eyes are tattooed in the lower groin/hip high area (thus creating a 'face' when his trousers are dropped - with the penis becoming the nose) someone with that tattoo is known as 'humiliated' or 'a Downcast'.
Barbed wire - Often the prison term in years is shown by the number of 'barbs' on the wire. If seen on the forehead this is seen as a symbol of life imprisonment without chance of parole.
Swastika/Nazi symbols - are a sign of rebellion against Russian prison authority, but can also be used as a symbol for life imprisonment. Doesn't actually mean that the wearer is a Nazi sympathiser.
Stars - stars commonly represent time served; each point indicates a year served in jail or if stars are tattooed on knees it means you bow to no authority.
Double Sig runes - One who does not confess, also tattooed as sign of rebellion to authority, again not usually associated with the Nazi symbol.
Churches - The number of dome towers (cupolas) indicates either number of prison terms or number of years of the sentence.
Setting sun - this tattoo is usually accompanied by birds flying over the horizon. It represents freedom.
Knight or Crusader - a knight in full armor indicates a sadist, an inmate accused of hooliganism, assault and battery. Also indicates prison 'enforcers' or tattooed for racist meanings.
Genie - a Genie and a lamp indicate inmates serving time for drug-related crimes.
Spider within a Web - Can indicate a drug addiction. It can also mean that the wearer is a thief. If the spider is shown moving upwards it means the wearer is still an active criminal, if the spider is moving downwards it means that the wearer is intending to leave the thief's way of life.
Dagger - sexual predator or, if the dagger is tattooed on the shoulders with blood dripping from the end of blade, it means you are a killer, a man to be feared or called upon when in need of an accomplice for a murder.
Bells - Literally signifies that the wearer will serve his full given sentence, from "bell call to bell call". He cannot get parole because he has been convicted of a very serious crime. Shows high ranking and will get respect in prison.
Candle sticks - wearer is saying he can extinguish your light, beware.
Butterflies - show the wearer is trustworthy, and an escape artist.
Stalin and Lenin faces - considered sacred in the days of the Soviet Union, so inmates would tattoo the faces over their hearts and vital organs so guards would not hit or shoot them in that spot of the body. Nowadays these tattoos are rarely used.
Sailing Ship - This means that the wearer is willing to come along with an escape plan. Anyone planning an escape will know that the wearer will be keen to be a part of it.
Crown - The Crown on any part of the body indicates a leader or "King", the head of a family.
Madonna - holding a baby Jesus - wearer has been a thief/criminal from their early days.
Rose - The wearer celebrated a teenage birthday in the zone (prison).
pornographic tattoos - these tattoos can represent a length of commitment in the navy or can be forcibly applied because of failure to pay gambling debts or other infractions of the thieves code.

p.s- 100 POSTS!

[Jay]

And what's even more amazing is that the Russian Mafia only stretches back twenty years ago.

[Falcon]

well, when we talk about an ethnic mafia, we usually refer to one organization that follows the same rules an structure, like Cosa Nostra, but, that's not true to the russians, many of them follow the same sort of culture with the tattoos an such, but as far as I know their structures vary from that of an intricate and complicated one like the Siclians, to that of a simple street gang.

[Falcon]

Russian organized crime has always been in existence, the russian mafia (ex-kbg) that has rose to prominence since the fall is simply the more well known......(that's to explain my new Russian family in the chicago game...lol)

[Anthony Luciano]

...Let me say this.


The Russians are savage, they have no tact, no style, no 'codes of honor' if you will. They also show no mercy. As for the KGB, yes. Alot of ex-KGB Agents are part of the russkaya Mafiya but the actual Russkaya Mafiya despised the KGB, Lol.

But as for the comment above mine, yes they've existed for more than two decades. Where you have an oppressive government like the USSR, you generally have fruitful grounds for domestic organized crime...

Provided the Secret Police (in this situation, the KGB) didn't bag and tag your ass in the middle of the night.

Or day.

Or whenever the hell they felt like it.