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Jun 11, 2019

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What are the Vory? A history of Russia’s super mafia from its Stalin era heydays to the late Soviet period.Borimir Totev talks with Mark Galeotti, author of The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia, about Russia’s super mafia.This podcast episode was edited and produced for Pushkin House by Borimir Totev.Music featured in this episode: 4bstr4ck3r - Ukrainian riddim, Anamorphic Orchestra - Signs Of Life.

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Jun 11, 2019

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