Vladisvakaya BRATVA The Vladisvakaya Organized Crime Group (Russian: Владисвакая организовал преступную группировку), also known as the Vladisvakaya Bratva (Russian: Владисвакая братва), is the largest and most powerful crime syndicate of the Russian mafia. Other simplified versions of the name are Vladisvakaya Brotherhood and Vladisvakaya gang. The group is not a common gang, but a well organized criminal organization. Rise to power The Vladisvakaya gang was founded in the late 1980s by Anatoly Mikhailov, a former waiter who had served a prison term for fraud. Based in the Vladivostok, the gang recruited local unemployed, aggressive young men as foot soldiers . Vladisvostok city was also strategically located near the A-370 . Controlling these transport hubs allowed the Vladisvakaya group to muscle in on the car import business But by the early 1990s, the Vladisvakaya's dominance was challenged by the Chechen mafia. Together with the Mkhedrioni gang and other Slavic mobs, the Vladisvakaya gang made an alliance to drive the Chechens out.The gang war claimed many casualties, and in a gun battle at the Kazakhstan Cinema six Chechens and four Russians were killed. The gang was at one point linked to criminal mastermind Evegniy Mikhailovich, through whom they laundered money. But a 1995 party at a Prague hotel, attended by Mikhailov as well as Uzbek drug trafficker Gafur Rakhimov, was raided by Czech police who received information that they were planning to kill Mogilevich there following a dispute. Mogilevich himself was nowhere to be found, having received advance information about both groups' intentions. By the end of the 1990s, the Vladisvakaya gang started moving into the banking sector, a move which enabled them to launder their money as well as get closer to the oligarchs. Activity Overseas In the 1990s, the Vladisvakaya dispatched Vyacheslav Ivankov to Brighton Beach, New York City, and Mikhail Odenussa to Atlanta, Georgia, to take control of the Russian mob activities there. The FBI was alerted to Ivankov's presence, however, and after a long investigation he was arrested and convicted of extortion, becoming the first thief-in-law to be convicted in the United States. While Ivankov was not as successful, his counterpart Odenussa has been controlling Russian organized crime in Atlanta for over 20 years, while avoiding prosecution. Odenussa has had a firm grip on the city, with an army of killers to back him up. The Vladisvakaya group have also been active in Israel, primarily using it as a base for money laundering. The organization is also involved in the international cocaine trade, with its links to Colombian drug cartels. Founding location: Vladisvostok (Владивосто́к) Years active: 1970's - present Territory: Active in many parts of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union throughout Russia (mostly Moscow and Saint Petersburg), The United States (Mostly Miami and the New York City, in particular Brighton Beach), Canada, Spain, Portugal, Hungary and more. Criminal activities : Human trafficking, racketeering, drug trafficking, extortion, murder, robbery, smuggling, arms trafficking, gambling, fencing, prostitution, pornography, money laundering, fraud, bank fraud, securities fraud, mail and wire fraud and financial crimes. Structure Boss : Anatoly Mikhailov Underboss : Vyacheslav Ivankov Lieutenants : Vladimir Kumarin , Vitali Dyomochka, Evsei Agron , Vladimir Reznikov Soldiers : (150 Official) 8000 members (Theoretically) Associates : Undisclosed For business requests contact me To join the group contact me or my lieutenant