The Russian mafia is copied back to Russia's imperial amount, that began within the 1700s, within the sort of plundering and theft. Most of the population were peasants in financial condition at the time, and criminals WHO scarf from government entities and divided profits among the folks attained Robin Hood-like standing, being viewed as protectors of the poor and turning into folks heroes. In time, the Vorovski Mir (Thieves' World) emerged as these criminals classified and commenced their own code of conduct that was supported strict loyalty with each other and opposition against the govt. once the Bolshevik Revolution came over in 1917, the Thieves' World was alive and active. Vladimir Lenin tried to wipe them out when being robbed by a gang of highwaymen, however the criminals survived onto Joseph Stalin's reign.[6]