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Видеоотдел «Новой газеты Европа»
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Preserved copy
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Thieves' power
How Crime and the State Fell in Love
This spring, the "thief in law" Zakhariy Kalashov, better known as Shakro Molodoy, was released on parole. According to some journalists, Putin released the criminal for supporting the war in Ukraine and helping to recruit prisoners to the front. The basis of the "thief in law" culture was originally a ban on cooperation with the authorities. It seems that in modern Russia it no longer applies.
* How did the history of “thieves” and organized crime groups begin in Russia?
How does the Russian state deal with the criminal leaders whom Vladimir Putin declared war on at the beginning of his first term?
Where do the "thieves in law" get so much political influence? And what does the war in Ukraine have to do with it?
Watch in the new video!