Russian Mafia

The Russian mafia is a wide-reaching, transnational crime syndicate that emerged after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

In 2006, a Korean scientist was indicted for fraud when it was revealed that he secretly used research funding to buy woolly mammoth tissues from the Russian mafia. Hwang Woo-suk said he was trying to clone the ancient, extinct animal.MSNBC: Korea Scientist Paid Russia Mafia for Mammoth (October 24, 2006)

• 1917: Thief in Law, or skilled thieves, begin to occupy an important place in society

• 1945-1953: Many professional Russian criminals are killed in the Suka Wars

• 1970: The Soviet Union Soviet Union begins encouraging emmigration

• 1990: During the economic turmoil caused by the fall of the Soviet Union, organized crime rings form

• 1992-1994: The Russian Mafia take control of the Russian banking system

• 1993-1995: 95 Russian bankers are murdered during the Mafia's takeover

• 1995: The Russian Mafia begins expansion into foreign Russian communities

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