Blood brothers - The rise of Chechen organised crime
Jane's Intelligence Review, 28 August 2008
http://jir.janes.com/
"Chechen organised crime is not a specific gang so much as a distinctive criminal subculture. Generally known as the bratva ('brotherhood' - although it is sometimes described as the 'Chechenskaya obschina' or 'Chechen commune'), it is a characteristic mix of modern efficiency and a bandit tradition..."
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