Exam 6: Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Russian organized criminal groups have a long historical involvement in the trafficking of women for the sex industry both in and beyond Europe.

In post-Soviet Russia, several years of market reform changed the nature of the nation's economy, and also: ​

Explain the history of the vory, including who they are and what they represent. Next, what happened to the vory during WWII?

Semion Mogilevich, a Ukrainian-born Jew with a degree in economics, made his first fortune by defrauding fellow Jews who were fleeing to _____________ before later joining the infamous Moscow-based organized crime group known as the Solntsevo Brotherhood.

In reference to its level of organized crime activity, which area has been likened to "Chicago of the twenties"? ​

In the Soviet Union, "organized crime" was simply a system of corrupt relationships among various sectors of society with the Communist Party in the dominate role, rather than what kind of organization? ​

Vory membership requires all of the following, except for: ​

Which of the following statements is false regarding Russian organized crime? ​

Which of the following activities is associated with Russian organized crime? ​

Notorious Russian mobster and member of the Soltntsevskaya Bratva crime group, Semion Mogilevich made his first fortune by defrauding which group fleeing to the United States to avoid Soviet rule? ​

The breeding and training ground for Russian organized crime was established during the Soviet _____________ era.

_____________ is an acronym for the Russian prison service and a term used to identify penal colonies.

Russian crime groups in the United States are typically fluid, membership is transient, and about what size? ​

In the former Soviet Union, law enforcement resources have been inadequate to deal with the menace of organized crime.

Who are reportedly the only criminal group in Russia that does not respect the territoriality of the vory ? ​