See also:

• Regional: Europe: Russia: Society and Culture: Issues: Crime and Justice  (2)

Global Organized Crime: Russian Mafiya  www.american.edu/TED/hpages/crime/Russian.htm Article explores the emergence of the Mafiya criminal organization.

Mama Coca: The Russian Mafia in Latin America  www.mamacoca.org/feb2002/art_bagley_globalization_organized_crime_en.h… Writer Bruce Michael Bagley's 2001 article on the danger of the transnational Mafiya's expansion into Latin America and the Caribbean.

Organized Crime Syndicates: Russian Mafiya  www.geocities.com/OrganizedCrimeSyndicates/russia.html Site looks at several components of the international criminal organization.

PBS Frontline: Mafia Power Play  www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hockey Report on the involvement of the Russian Mafiya with professional hockey. Interviews with NHL players, government agency reports, a biography of the alleged Russian "godfather", a video excerpt and visitor feedback.

The Red Mafia: A Legacy of Communism  andrsn.stanford.edu/Other/redmaf.html Annelise Anderson, Reagan Administration member, examines organized crime in the former Soviet Union. Site explores the general causes of organized crime, Russian history and the growth of the Mafiya. Includes bibliography.

Wikipedia: Russian Mafia  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Mafia Article describes the composition, history and activities of the transnational criminal organization.