Varese deserves the highest praise for a stunning book that is of the very best academic quality in terms of scholarly rigour in its treatment of Soviet and post-Russia culture. This is a thoughtful, multidisciplinary examination of a complex phenomenom. The book is rich with data and each page bursts with insight from the experiences of all those connected to mafia activity. The Russian Mafia is that rare thing in acadmia-an un-put-downable book that prompts you to seek out more knowledge on who's who in Russian Business and Russian organised crime. I enjoyed reading it immensely and have learned much from it.

• Introduction ; I. THE TRANSITION TO THE MARKET AND PROTECTION IN RUSSIA ; 1. The Transition to the Market ; 2. The State as Supplier of Protection ; 3. Varieties of Protectors ; II. PRIVATE PROTECTION IN PERM ; 4. Searching for Protection ; 5. The Contract and the Services ; III. THE RUSSIAN MAFIA ; 6. The Mafia in Perm ; 7. Mafia Ancestors: The vory-v-zakone, 1920s-1950s ; 8. The Rusian Mafia ; Conclusion

Varese deserves the highest praise for a stunning book that is of the very best academic quality in terms of scholarly rigour in its treatment of Soviet and post-Russia culture. This is a thoughtful, multidisciplinary examination of a complex phenomenom. The book is rich with data and each page bursts with insight from the experiences of all those connected to mafia activity. The Russian Mafia is that rare thing in acadmia-an un-put-downable book that prompts you to seek out more knowledge on who's who in Russian Business and Russian organised crime. I enjoyed reading it immensely and have learned much from it.

• Introduction ; I. THE TRANSITION TO THE MARKET AND PROTECTION IN RUSSIA ; 1. The Transition to the Market ; 2. The State as Supplier of Protection ; 3. Varieties of Protectors ; II. PRIVATE PROTECTION IN PERM ; 4. Searching for Protection ; 5. The Contract and the Services ; III. THE RUSSIAN MAFIA ; 6. The Mafia in Perm ; 7. Mafia Ancestors: The vory-v-zakone, 1920s-1950s ; 8. The Rusian Mafia ; Conclusion

Varese deserves the highest praise for a stunning book that is of the very best academic quality in terms of scholarly rigour in its treatment of Soviet and post-Russia culture. This is a thoughtful, multidisciplinary examination of a complex phenomenom. The book is rich with data and each page bursts with insight from the experiences of all those connected to mafia activity. The Russian Mafia is that rare thing in acadmia-an un-put-downable book that prompts you to seek out more knowledge on who's who in Russian Business and Russian organised crime. I enjoyed reading it immensely and have learned much from it.

• Introduction ; I. THE TRANSITION TO THE MARKET AND PROTECTION IN RUSSIA ; 1. The Transition to the Market ; 2. The State as Supplier of Protection ; 3. Varieties of Protectors ; II. PRIVATE PROTECTION IN PERM ; 4. Searching for Protection ; 5. The Contract and the Services ; III. THE RUSSIAN MAFIA ; 6. The Mafia in Perm ; 7. Mafia Ancestors: The vory-v-zakone, 1920s-1950s ; 8. The Rusian Mafia ; Conclusion