... have been troubled with innumerable obstacles. There are more than 3,000 gangs known generally as the Russian Mafia. They have proven to be a significant force in delaying the reform process (Goldman 58). The new Russian Mafia has involved themselves in every imaginable kind of criminal activity from drug trafficking and money laundering to protectionism, which penetrates into every area of ... seem far more organized than the legitimate government. The gangsters have a systematic method of retrieving "taxes" from their businesses under their protection. They use force. This is how they ...

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