%0 Article %A Moreno Oliver, Francesc Xavier %D 2018 %T Mafias y tráficos ilícitos: La mafia rusa %U https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=6433417 %X Organized crime in Russia goes back to the time of the Tzars, and it was consolidated during the Bolshevik Revolution, with the so-called Vory v zakone or "thieves in law". Together with the opening of the former Eastern Bloc, the growth of Russia criminal organizations directed / guided its actions beyond Russia, by acting at a transnational level, spreading throughout the five continents and working hand in hand with other criminal organizations. The Russian mafia is configured by thousands of criminal groups. Its structure uis pyramidal and militarized. It´s characterized aesthetically by its tattoos. Its implantation in Europe began in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Blue Coast of France and, later, in Spain. It´s difficult to fight against the Russian mafia worldwide. And its greatest empowerment can be predicted.