There are a lot of myths about the Russian mafia. Especially funny Russian mafia is shown in American films. People do not understand how the Russian mafia works, how it is organized. Which hierarchy is the other key function.
It should be noted separately, it will be specifically about the Russian mafia. If we talk about gangs, then they can be organized. May not be organized. They may have a hierarchy or not have a hierarchy. Gangs and the mafia are different topics for conversation. In theory, any reader can collect 2-3 friends, take up arms and engage in banditry. In this case they will have a gang. Successful or not, I do not know. They will not become Mafia.
As a phenomenon the Russian mafia appeared in the 90s. This was due to the collapse of the USSR. There were two types of mafia - sportsmen and army men. If you athletes are relatively clear, the army team is a symbol. They could be veterans of the KGB, GRU, Russian special forces. Also former policemen, the Soviet police are analogues of police in the United States. Sometimes they were ordinary cadets. When the empire broke up, a lot of good specialists were not needed. They knew how to kill, but for their skills they did not want to pay money. Then the young warriors decided to make money themselves.
As you can guess, very many of them just kept the army hierarchy.
Of course, the frames from the animated series "Pirates of the Black Lagoon", like any anime exaggerate reality. Although the very essence of telling the truth. Veterans who are perfect warriors, without money. But they are well trained, organized and can take the money themselves.
Military losses do not frighten Russians when fighting with another mafia. They are trained to fight in urban conditions. Have constant recharge of new recruits. As I said above, the Cadets too did not need an empire. Although they did not participate in the fighting. But they went through training. They had tactical experience of conducting military operations in the conditions of the city. They also had a good theory. If the cadets are given leadership and soldiers with real combat experience, they are little inferior to veterans of real fighting.
Naturally, any special agents quickly realized what it was. Fighting such a mafia does not make sense. Very high cost EFFICIENCY. It is more profitable to use the Mafia for its political purposes. As a result, the Russian mafia quickly merged with the US government. They began to be supervised and assisted by CIA agents.
It is necessary to repeat the mafia once again. Do not be confused with Russian gangs. Unorganized gangs have never had and do not have connections with the government.
At one time I studied at a cadet school and had some connection. Although it is very interesting how the life of schoolchildren in the United States is going on. It is very different from the life of schoolchildren in Russia. Although this will have to be told in a separate material.
