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From Russia with love: The Russian mob

18 hours ago ago from MAFIA TODAY

In the two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world has become the target of a growing global crime threat from criminal organizations and criminal activities that have poured over the borders of Russia and other former Soviet republics such as Ukraine. The nature and variety of the crimes being committed seem unlimited — trafficking in women and children, drugs, arms trafficking, stolen automobiles, and money laundering are ...

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Russia: Yegor Gaidar, Russia's Economic Reformer, Dies at 53

22 hours ago ago from Work Log

Global Voices Online Saturday, December 19, 2009 Yegor Gaidar , a Russian economist and politician who initiated the 1992 "shock therapy" reforms following the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Wednesday in Moscow at the age of 53. Initial reports said the cause of death was a blood clot; on Dec. 17, Maria Gaidar , Yegor Gaidar's daughter, announced on her blog (RUS) that it had been a heart attack. In the obituary published in The ...

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