LEADER 03916nam 2200673 450 001 9910798085803321 005 20230126214637.0 010 $a1-5017-0167-3 010 $a1-5017-0168-1 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501701689 035 $a(CKB)3710000000462301 035 $a(EBL)3426001 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001533074 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12569130 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001533074 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11476474 035 $a(PQKB)10661038 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3426001 035 $a(OCoLC)1080550393 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse58531 035 $a(DE-B1597)496620 035 $a(OCoLC)918561555 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501701689 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3426001 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11090354 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL822041 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000462301 100 $a20150127h20152015 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGangs of Russia $efrom the streets to the corridors of power /$fSvetlana Stephenson 210 1$aIthaca ;$aLondon :$cCornell University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-5017-0024-3 311 $a0-8014-5387-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIn the shadow of the State -- The history of street organizations and gangs in Russia -- The transformation of gangs in the 1990s -- The business of gruppirovki: from predation to assimilation -- Gang organization -- Street trajectories -- The gang in the community -- Life according to the poniatiia: the gang's code -- Navigating the world of violence -- Gang culture and the wider Russian society. 330 $aSince their spectacular rise in the 1990's, Russian gangs have remained entrenched in many parts of the country. Some gang members have perished in gang wars or ended up behind prison bars, while others have made spectacular careers off the streets and joined the Russian elite. But the rank and file of gangs remain substantially incorporated into their communities and society as a whole, with bonds and identities that bridge the worlds of illegal enterprise and legal respectability.In Gangs of Russia, Svetlana Stephenson explores the secretive world of the gangs. Using in-depth interviews with gang members, law enforcers, and residents in the city of Kazan, together with analyses of historical and sociological accounts from across Russia, she presents the history of gangs both before and after the arrival of market capitalism.Contrary to predominant notions of gangs as collections of maladjusted delinquents or illegal enterprises, Stephenson argues, Russian gangs should be seen as traditional, close-knit male groups with deep links to their communities. Stephenson shows that gangs have long been intricately involved with the police and other state structures in configurations that are both personal and economic. She also explains how the cultural orientations typical of gangs-emphasis on loyalty to one's own, showing toughness to outsiders, exacting revenge for perceived affronts and challenges-are not only found on the streets but are also present in the top echelons of today's Russian state. 606 $aGangs$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aOrganized crime$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aPolitical corruption$zRussia (Federation) 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xSocial conditions$y1991- 615 0$aGangs 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aPolitical corruption 676 $a364.106/60947 700 $aStephenson$b Svetlana$f1962-$01472760 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798085803321 996 $aGangs of Russia$93685659 997 $aUNINA