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
Jul 8
The Shaman-Gangsters Who Built Indonesia
For centuries, brigands, gangsters and street toughs ruled the island of Java so thoroughly that they were woven into local myths. But in the 20th century, when the world bounded towards war, mob bosses in Jakarta spotted a chance to turn underworld kudos into an independent nati ... Show More
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Jun 24
Cocaine, Camorra, Call Girls: Maradona's Downfall
In 1987, Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona was on top of the world. He’d just handed his nation a World Cup, and his club side Napoli its first league title in over 60 years. But Maradona’s hard-partying lifestyle and underworld friends would soon take their toll - and before ... Show More
1h 9m
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
43m 42s
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
56m 1s
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
9m 31s
Aug 2023
Как чеченские силовики превратили преследование ЛГБТ-людей в целую индустрию, которая приносит деньги благодаря пыткам и убийствам
25 июля правозащитный проект «СК SOS» сообщил, что пропавший в 2017 году в Чечне певец Зелимхан Бакаев был (вероятнее всего) убит по приказу главы республики Рамзана Кадырова. По данным проекта, слежка за Бакаевым началась из-за подозрений в его гомосексуальности. Силовики допраш ... Show More
36m 23s