Factions and Brokers in the Russian Mafia: Investigating the Structure of the Thieves-in-Law.

This paper investigates the internal structure of the fraternity of the vory-v-zakone —the high-ranking members of the Russian Mafia—using a co-signing network based on 50 signed edicts (progony) produced by the fraternity. We find that the vory are a multi-ethnic, polycentric association grouped in...

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Publicado en:	British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 306 - 331
Autores principales:	Breuer, Niles, Varese, Federico, Racheva, Elena
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Mar2026
Materias:	Mafia Organized crime Coalitions Thieves Brokers Organizational structure Communication network analysis
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