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Togliatti soon became one of the most gang-ridden cities in Russia as well
as one of the most violent. In 1994, forty-one people were killed in Togliatti
as the opposing gangs fought over spheres of influence

In Moscow, each tra≈c policeman (GAI) is expected to fine nine drivers
and three pedestrians a day.4 Once his quota is filled, however, he can fine
drivers without bothering to turn over the proceeds to the state. A policeman
will stop a car, preferably a late-model foreign car, and explain to the
driver that he has violated the tra≈c laws. The driver may not have been
guilty of any violation.