
Published online:
24 August 2015
Published in print:
01 August 2014
Online ISBN:
9781452948096
Print ISBN:
9780816691470
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The Origins of Soviet Youth Gangs The Origins of Soviet Youth Gangs
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Case Study: the Tyap-Lyap Gang Case Study: the Tyap-Lyap Gang
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The Origins of Russian Youth Gangs The Origins of Russian Youth Gangs
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Case Study: Khadi-Taktash Case Study: Khadi-Taktash
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Assessing Similarities and Differences between Soviet and Russian Gangs Assessing Similarities and Differences between Soviet and Russian Gangs
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The Structure of a Gang The Structure of a Gang
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Leadership Leadership
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Recruitment of new Members and Leaving the Gang Recruitment of new Members and Leaving the Gang
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Norms and Values Norms and Values
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Gang Names Gang Names
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Clothing Clothing
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Russian Gangs: “to Be or Not to Be” Russian Gangs: “to Be or Not to Be”
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Notes Notes
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References References
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Chapter
3 Capitalizing on Change: Gangs, Ideology, and the Transition to a Liberal Economy in the Russian Federation
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Published:August 2014
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Salagaev, Alexander L., and Rustem R. Safin, 'Capitalizing on Change: Gangs, Ideology, and the Transition to a Liberal Economy in the Russian Federation', in Jennifer M. Hazen, and Dennis Rodgers (eds), Global Gangs: Street Violence across the World (Minneapolis, MN , 2014; online edn, Minnesota Scholarship Online, 24 Aug. 2015), https://doi.org/10.5749/minnesota/9780816691470.003.0004, accessed 14 May 2025.
Abstract
This chapter looks at the role of the economic crisis and ultimate dissolution of the Soviet Union and how the conversion to a liberal economy created openings for the emergence of modern gangs, and how these have evolved over time.
Keywords:
gangs, youth, violence, conflict, urban challenges, state security, crime, global, transnational
Subject
International Relations
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