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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Vorovskogo Mira Moskvy vo Vremena Van`ki Kaina
[ Everyday life in the Moscow criminal world in the time of Vanka Cain]
Moscow: Molodaia gvardiia, 2012 413 p. [16 ill.] Serie: Zhivaia Istoriia: Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Chelovechestva Hardcover. 12.5 x 20 cm ISBN: 9785235035089 Language: Russian
Van`ka Kain, a renegade serf, dashing thief, convict, and folklore character, is the first in a line of popular Russian criminals of the 18th century. Who were his fellows and why did he betray them? What are the main differences between Russian criminals then and now. This book is abased on archival materials and in particular on documents about the seven year criminal career of Van`ka Kain (0.445 kg.). Also available: Komarov, M. Istoriia Moshennika Van`ki Kaina. Milord Georg (2000) (Leo Tolstoi called Matvei Komarov, "the most famous Russian writer".)
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