Interview · moment 1 of 23
Introducing Mark Galeotti and the Vory
from Russia's Super Mafia · #98
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2 minGuest
Tim introduces author Mark Galeotti to discuss his book on Russian organized crime, framing the interview around separating myth from reality about the Russian mafia's power and its relationship to the state.
- 0:43Tim introduces Mark Galeotti as author of a book about Russia's Super Mafia.
- 1:13Mark distinguished between fantastical claims about the Russian mafia and actual facts in his preface.
- 1:38Tim asks what differentiates exaggerated claims—like the mafia running Russia or trafficking nuclear weapons—from reality.
Mark GalliatiRussiaRussian organized crime