 | Violent Entrepreneurs: The Use of Force in the Making of Russian Capitalism Subjects: Organized crime -- Russia (Federation); Capitalism -- Russia (Federation); Law enforcement -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 1991–; Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991–; Entering the shady world of what he calls "violent entrepreneurship," Vadim Volkov explores the economic uses of violence and coercion in Russia in the 1990s. Violence has played, he shows, a crucial role in creating the institutions of a new market... Vadim Volkov is Associate Professor of Sociology at The European University at St. Petersburg. His articles have appeared in Social Research, Politics and Society, and Europe-Asia Studies. |
