Bratva timeline

By Kikanovich

  • Origin in chaos

    Russian Revolution sparks prison gangs

  • Vory v Zakone rise

    Criminal elite form in Stalin’s prison camps

  • Black market boom

    Mafia thrives under Soviet corruption

  • Bloody empire

    Turf wars, extortion and expansion abroad

  • USSR falls

    Bratva explodes in power and takes over industries

  • Global network

    Moves into drugs, weapons and cybercrime

  • Kremlin ties

    Links to politics and Russian intelligence deepen

  • Cyber mafia

    Ransomware, crypto and silent global power