Stephenson, Svetlana,  1962- <br/><br/>
Gangs of Russia :  from the streets to the corridors of power / 
Svetlana Stephenson. 
 - 1 online resource (288 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>In 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781501701689 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gangs--Russia (Federation)<br/>Organized crime--Russia (Federation)<br/>Political corruption--Russia (Federation)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6439.R8  / S74 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.106/60947