Thieves' Rus'. From thieves to thieves. History of Russian crime in the 15th-20th centuries
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Thieves' Rus'. From thieves to thieves. History of Russian crime in the 15th-20th centuries
19.99 €
Modern crime has become deeply ingrained in our society, reflected in all spheres of life: from works of art – films and books – to daily crime reports and, of course, real events on the streets of our cities. Thieves' jargon has become a part of everyday vocabulary, chanson remains one of the most popular musical genres, and the shadow economy continues to exert significant pressure on legal business. But what are the roots of this phenomenon? Who is behind the history of the modern criminal world, and what traditions, formed over centuries, have led to the current state of affairs?
Theft... To take and steal, to appropriate what does not belong to you, secretly, without violence, knowing full well about the responsibility. What is it? A national tradition? Something that has been formed over years, decades, centuries? Something that has become a national idea of "a sixth part of the land with the short name of Rus"? All this fits into the famous phrase: "They steal!", which has become a characteristic of the fundamental phenomenon of Russian life and has not lost its relevance to this day. What can we say about "then", when Rus' was very ancient and was just learning the thieves' art of theft?
Sergey Voron's book, dedicated to the history of the criminal world of Rus', the Russian Empire and Russia, is a valuable contribution to the study of this topic. The author, having studied a huge number of sources, from chronicles to documents of investigative bodies, shows the evolution of thieves' communities, the change in their structure and methods of activity over the centuries (from the 15th to the beginning of the 20th). The author talks about famous thieves and bandits, their methods and destinies, showing living human stories against the background of broad historical processes. Thanks to this approach, the book does not simply list facts, but paints a vivid and memorable picture of the historical development of crime over the centuries. In this study, it is also important to take into account the influence of socio-economic factors such as inequality, unemployment, and corruption, which have contributed to the growth of crime in different historical periods.
Theft... To take and steal, to appropriate what does not belong to you, secretly, without violence, knowing full well about the responsibility. What is it? A national tradition? Something that has been formed over years, decades, centuries? Something that has become a national idea of "a sixth part of the land with the short name of Rus"? All this fits into the famous phrase: "They steal!", which has become a characteristic of the fundamental phenomenon of Russian life and has not lost its relevance to this day. What can we say about "then", when Rus' was very ancient and was just learning the thieves' art of theft?
Sergey Voron's book, dedicated to the history of the criminal world of Rus', the Russian Empire and Russia, is a valuable contribution to the study of this topic. The author, having studied a huge number of sources, from chronicles to documents of investigative bodies, shows the evolution of thieves' communities, the change in their structure and methods of activity over the centuries (from the 15th to the beginning of the 20th). The author talks about famous thieves and bandits, their methods and destinies, showing living human stories against the background of broad historical processes. Thanks to this approach, the book does not simply list facts, but paints a vivid and memorable picture of the historical development of crime over the centuries. In this study, it is also important to take into account the influence of socio-economic factors such as inequality, unemployment, and corruption, which have contributed to the growth of crime in different historical periods.
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