Goodfellas in Russian: The Untold Story, Book 2
29.99 €
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Goodfellas in Russian: The Untold Story, Book 2
29.99 €
Sergei Butorin's first book became not just a bestseller, but something of a phenomenon in Russian-language literature dedicated to the 1990s in Russia. Those years remain the subject of heated debate: some call them "dashing," others almost sacred, "holy." For some, it was a time of rapid rise and the acquisition of enormous fortunes; for others, it was a series of crushing losses: savings, jobs, family and loved ones. Rampant crime, waves of drug and alcohol abuse, gang wars that claimed dozens of lives—all of this was part of the reality of that time.
In his second book, Sergei Butorin continues his story of that transformative era as he observed it—and, in some ways, created it—as the leader of one of Moscow's most notorious criminal groups. The author, whose knowledge is beyond doubt, shares his views on those events and reveals the unvarnished underbelly of the criminal wars of that time, including debunking some common myths. This is not an attempt to justify or romanticize the past, but a frank and therefore harsh look at the events and people with whom fate brought him together. All characters are real people, many of whom have since passed away. Some inaccuracies are possible—they are due solely to the peculiarities of human memory, but no coincidence is accidental, and no error is intentional. The author neither seeks to idealize nor promote the criminal lifestyle: his goal is to present the era as he saw it!
The author does not promote the criminal lifestyle and is not inclined to idealize anyone, continuing to follow the principle expressed in his first book: if you cannot be a wonderful example, try to be at least a terrifying warning.
In his second book, Sergei Butorin continues his story of that transformative era as he observed it—and, in some ways, created it—as the leader of one of Moscow's most notorious criminal groups. The author, whose knowledge is beyond doubt, shares his views on those events and reveals the unvarnished underbelly of the criminal wars of that time, including debunking some common myths. This is not an attempt to justify or romanticize the past, but a frank and therefore harsh look at the events and people with whom fate brought him together. All characters are real people, many of whom have since passed away. Some inaccuracies are possible—they are due solely to the peculiarities of human memory, but no coincidence is accidental, and no error is intentional. The author neither seeks to idealize nor promote the criminal lifestyle: his goal is to present the era as he saw it!
The author does not promote the criminal lifestyle and is not inclined to idealize anyone, continuing to follow the principle expressed in his first book: if you cannot be a wonderful example, try to be at least a terrifying warning.
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