List of post-Soviet mobsters
This is a list of some organized crime figures within the underworld of the former Soviet Union.
Post-Soviet mobsters
| Name | Ethnicity | Nickname(s) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Mikhailov | Russian | Mikhas | The leader of the Solntsevskaya bratva |
| Semyon Mogilevich | Ashkenazi Jewish {Ukrainian Jewish) | Uncle Seva, the Brainy Don | Ukrainian mobster who is regarded as one of the most powerful gangsters from the former Soviet Union. |
| Vladimir Kumarin | Russian | Boss of the Tambov gang | |
| Stanislav Todorov | Russian | Stan | Former leader of the Orekhovskaya gang and later member of the Solntsevskaya bratva. |
| Vyacheslav Ivankov | Russian | Yaponchik (the Japanese) | Notorious thief in law who later established a criminal organization in the USA. |
| Alexander O'Connor | Russian | Doktor Spatz (Doctor Sleep) | Notorious leader of Doktor's Bratvakrov |
| Nikolai Manusharov | Russian | Don Nikolai | Former leader of the Russian mafia. |
| Alexander Solonik | Russian | Superkiller, the Kurgan Terminator, Sacha the Macedonian | Infamous hitman who committed several high-profile murders. |
| Roman Tsepov | Russian | St Petersburg based businessman, suspected of using his security firms to run protection rackets. | |
| Stas Valigura | Russian-Ukrainian | "That Guy" | Former mid-ranking member of the Crimean Salem gang, now a self made politician from criminal activity and government corruption deals background. |
| Vitali Dyomochka | Ukrainian-Russian | Bondar | Russian Far East based thief in law turned TV director, actor, producer and writer. |
| Maxim Lazovsky | Russian | Max | FSB agent turned gang leader, accused of being involved in the Russian apartment bombings |
| Marat Balagula | Ashkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian Jewish) | Was a powerful Ukrainian gangster in the USA. | |
| Evsei Agron | Ashkenazi Jewish (Russian Jewish) | One of the first Russian gangsters to establish a powerful gang in the USA, thief in law. | |
| Ludwig Fainberg | Ashkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian Jewish) | Tarzan | Ukrainian-Israeli drugs, arms and sex trafficker. |
| Boris Nayfeld | Ashkenazi Jewish (Belarusian Jewish) | Biba | Belarusian mobster who was involved in organized crime in America as well as Europe. |
| Rachmiel Brandwain | Ashkenazi Jewish (Ukrainian-German Jewish) | Ukrainian mobster who was based in Antwerp.[1] | |
| Meelis Lao | Estonian | Former leader of Estonian Mafia and a successful businessman. | |
| Nikolai Tarankov | Estonian | Kolja, Quiet Godfather | Former leader of Estonian underworld. |
| Vladimir Reznikov | Russian | Member of the Russian mafia in the USA. | |
| Toomas Erm Wilson | Estonian | Konksu-Tom | Leader of Estonian Kemerovo crime syndicate. |
| Vladislav Leontyev | Russian | Belobryssy | Russian mobster and alleged member of the Brothers' Circle. |
| Toomas Helin | Estonian | Estonian drug lord | |
| Imre Arakas | Estonian | The Butcher | Estonian hitman and career criminal. |
| Movladi Atlangeriyev | Chechen | Lord Lenin | Member of the Chechen mafia. |
| Khozh-Ahmed Noukhayev | Chechen | Former leader of the Chechen mafia. | |
| Ruslan Labazanov | Chechen | Former boss of the Chechen mafia. | |
| Nikolay Suleimanov | Chechen | Hoza | Prominent former member of the Chechen mafia. |
| Akhat Bragin | Tatar | Alik the Greek | Donetsk-based crime lord and former owner of FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Haidar Zakirov | Tatar | Former leader of the Kazan mafia in Moscow.[2] | |
| Sergey Tsapok | Russian | Krasnodar-based gang leader, responsible for the Kushchevskaya massacre[3] | |
| Tarmo Sinivee | Estonian | Mussolini | Estonian drug lord. |
| Tariel Oniani | Georgian | Taro | Georgian crime boss, thief in law. |
| Jaba Ioseliani | Georgian | Former thief-in-law and leader of the Mkhedrioni militia | |
| Merab Bakhia | Georgian | Bakha-Bakha | Powerful Georgian crime lord in Abkhazia.[4] |
| Otari Kvantrishvili | Georgian | Otarik | Moscow-based thief in law |
| Lasha Shushanashvili | Georgian | Lasha Rustavsky | Prominent thief in law.[5] |
| Boris Dekanidze | Georgian Jewish | Leader of Lithuanian organised crime group. Last person to be executed in that country (1995). | |
| Armen Kazarian | Armenian | Pzo | Armenian thief in law in the USA involved in drug trafficking, extortion,etc...but most famous for the 2010 Medicaid fraud[6] |
| Kamo Safaryan | Armenian | Crime boss in Moscow.[7] | |
| Edward Margaryan | Armenian | Armenian gangster.[8] | |
| Dadash Ibrahimov | Azerbaijani | Powerful gangster of Azerbaijani descent.[9] | |
| Rovshan Janiev | Azerbaijani | Rovshan Lankaransky | Prominent Azerbaijani mobster.[10] |
| Aslan Usoyan | Yazidi Kurdish | Grandpa Hassan | Powerful thief in law in Moscow. |
| Zakhar Kalashov | Yazidi | Shagro Junior | Powerful Georgian thief in law |
| Kamchy Kolbayev | Kyrgyz | Kolya-Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz thief in law and alleged member of the Brothers' Circle |
| Ryspek Akmatbayev | Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz mobster who was killed in a drive-by shooting.[11] | |
| Bayaman Erkinbayev | Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz crime boss turned politician after 2005 coup, killed later that year. | |
| Gafur Rakhimov | Uzbek | Alleged Uzbek organized crime figure and member of the Brothers' Circle. | |
| Salim Abduvaliyev | Uzbek | Alleged Uzbek crime lord.[12] | |
| Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov | Uyghur | Taivanchik (the Taiwanese) | Alleged thief in law |
| Aslan Malsagov | Ingush | Leader of an Ingush criminal clan.[13] | |
| Alikhan Tochiev | Ingush | Leader of the Ingush 'Malgobek' mafia in Moscow.[14] | |
| Ruslan Agargimov | Lezgian | Leader of the Dagestani mafia in Sint-Petersburg.[15] | |
| Gazim Luguev | Lezgian | Leader of a Dagestani criminal gang in Moscow.[16] | |
| Mohammed Gadzhihanov | Avar | Leader of a Dagestani criminal gang in Moscow.[16] | |
| Nurullah Alumerzaev | Avar | Leader of the Dagestani Novgorod clan.[15] | |
| Leonid Minin | Ukrainian |
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