The Soviet Union is toast, Chechnya is at war and Grozny, its embattled capital, is being bombed to dust. Gangs of Chechen criminals are getting rich off the bloodshed, capitalizing on gun- and drug-running networks that flourished under Communism.
When the war ends a new breed of Chechen mobster-terrorist emerges, empowered by Arab Jihad and financed by goo ... Show More
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The Tijuana Cartel's Bloody Rise and Fall
When the godfather Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo got busted in '89, he divvied up his empire from a prison cell and handed the coveted Tijuana plaza to the Arellano Felix Brothers, who transformed it into one of the most violent drug organizations in Mexico. At their peak, the brot ... Show More
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Sep 2020
“Merchant of Death” Pt. 1: Viktor Bout
When the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, there was a surplus of weapons and cargo planes collecting dust. One Russian government worker, Viktor Bout, saw the potential of all that discarded equipment. Within a few short years, Bout became one of the most infamous arms ... Show More
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Oct 2023
90. The Russian Revolution: Overthrowing the Tsar
Russian politics is fast destabilising. Strikes, assassinations, and famines have made Russia increasingly turbulent at the turn of the century. Revolutionary politics is on the rise, as is dissatisfaction with the tsar. When compounded by the strains of the defeat in the Russo-J ... Show More
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Jun 2024
Ходорковский LIVE: ⚡️НОВОСТИ | ОБСТРЕЛ ПОД БЕЛГОРОДОМ: ПОГИБ ЧЕЛОВЕК | ПРИСТАВЫ ЗАБИРАЮТ ДОЛЖНИКОВ НА ВОЙНУ (2024-22-06)
- Следственный комитет, полиция, ФСБ, МЧС, судебные приставы и даже таможня набирают людей на службу по контракту, чтобы отправить их воевать в Украину. Фигурантам уголовных дел массово предлагают контракт с Минобороны как альтернативу тюрьме - Облава прошла в Алтайском крае: сил ... Show More
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Aug 2023
Как чеченские силовики превратили преследование ЛГБТ-людей в целую индустрию, которая приносит деньги благодаря пыткам и убийствам
<p>25 июля правозащитный проект «СК SOS» <a href="https://meduza.io/news/2023/07/25/pravozaschitnyy-proekt-sk-sos-chechenskiy-pevets-zelimhan-bakaev-propavshiy-v-2017-godu-byl-ubit-po-prikazu-ramzana-kadyrova" rel="noopener" target="_blank">сообщил</a>, что пропавший в 2017 году ... Show More
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