Russian Mafia

4.1.4 Doing Business in Russia (i) General The official name of Russia is Russian Federation. The official language is Russian with other co-official languages in various regions. The capital city is Moscow also the largest city. The population is estimated at 143 million people. (ii) Greetings Russians appreciate to shake hands tightly and uphold direct eye contact. They avoid shaking hands and giving things across an entrance, a house or room. It is better to cross the entrance completely…

1. Where were the three European fronts in the war? The three fronts in the European war were the Westerns, the Balkans and the Russians (eastern). 2. Briefly describe what happened on each of these three fronts. On the western front they were struggling with putting up a good defense but with their strategy of using attrition they became more successful. They still had many casualties because the enemies were using deep trenches, barbed-wire everywhere, land mines and huge amount of machine…

barrier that people all over the world have to face to this day is being a woman and being that of a foreign culture. This is seemingly the most prominent in the current day American culture. However, this ideal was still incredibly present in the Russian culture of the seventeen hundreds. There were few and far in between that were able to overcome this hardship during this time period. Catherine the Great shattered through “the glass ceiling” of her time. The glass ceiling is defined as “an…

As Christianity is deemed to be the religious scope of the eastern and western nation states, the Russian empire seems to hold the orthodox doctrine or what is lablelled by teologist as orthodox Christianity, soon coined by Weber ‘Russian Christianity’. The very word results from studies undertaken on the Russian politics, assuming the pagan demonic belief as deeply embedded in the Russian society and culture, Weber finds it redundant; in fact, it is rather Orthodox Christianity.(Buss, 2003: 13)…

The Influence of Byzantine Culture on the Russian Religious Faith and Literature Byzantine heritage was the source of cultural life for Kievan Rus. Later, the territories known as Russian Empire, adopted the main principles of faith borrowed from Rus which developed into the whole system of philosophical views. Despite the fact that Byzantium fell in sixteen century, its cultural legacy continues existing today and it takes its rightful place in world culture. The main contribution of the…

The Russian state has a very long history in correlation with religion. Christianity was first introduced to Russia by the Byzantine Empire. Trading ties between Russia and the Byzantine Empire was very strong. Through contact with Byzantines, Russians were influenced by their religion, government, architecture, and art. As a result Russians tried to imitate the Byzantines system of government and adopted Christianity. It was not until 988 that Christianity was the state religion as established…

to free their founder from a courthouse when a gun fight broke out which resulted in the judge, a bailiff and a BGF member were shot and killed (Black). Their rivals were Aryan Brotherhood, Texas Syndicate, Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and Mexican Mafia…

A TV producer is hired to manage a major golf tournament that will make him rich, but he has to convince his friend, a former golf pro, to join the tournament and then throw the game. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: ARLO CONNOR (33) is a TV Producer in the field of reality TV. When businessman EMMERSSON DINKLEY (50’s) offers Arlo a job managing his golf tournament, Arlo isn’t interested until he realizes he can make a lot of money. There’s one stipulation: Arlo needs to convince his friend, BOOMER, a…

period of high crime. The murder rate was at 9.7, the highest in American history and burglaries were also at an all time high (“Crime 1920-1940”). The United States crime rate spiked in the 1930s mostly due to Prohibition, and led to the rise of the Mafia and other famous gangsters because of lack of respect towards law enforcement and the government, and triggered rise of the FBI (“Crime 1920-1940”). Prohibition played a major factor to crime in the 1930s. Prohibition was put into effect in…

Al Capone: a man who started living a rich and lavish lifestyle by the age of 30. Living that lifestyle, always comes with a price; especially if it’s not legal at all. Alphonse Gabriel “Al” Capone rose in the 1930s to become one of the most notorious mob bosses in history. His actions not only affected the Chicago area, but had a major impact on the gangster himself. Prohibition, Gambling Dens, Whorehouses, and Gang Murders all made him the popular mob boss that everyone knows about today.…