ЗАКОН КРОВИ: Они придут, если нарушишь тишину | Андрей Буровский

The video opens with an introduction and a joke about Mendeleev (00:00), then discusses the mafia versus Russian criminality, focusing on blood, economy, and integration (00:50). It explains the economic nature of the mafia, how prohibitions and societal support shape it (01:45), and details the mafia’s activities such as smuggling, gambling, sex, and protection rackets (02:39). The host explores historical contexts, from British smuggling traditions (04:32) to Sicilian rule in the 13th–14th centuries (05:26) and the rise of the mafia under French conquest (08:24). He covers the code of silence (09:22), origins in China, Sicily, and the Camorra (09:40), and the mafia’s role in Italy’s taxation and national identity (10:41). The discussion turns to the United States, covering Irish immigration, the Great Famine, and the support of the population (12:35), as well as the repression under Mussolini (15:17) and the alliance with Jewish organized crime (18:42). The segment on Al Capone highlights his terror and rapid downfall (22:20), followed by myths versus real public perception (24:18). The host examines the difficulty of prosecuting the mafia due to lack of witnesses (26:47), the U.S. use of the mafia as an agency (28:26), and the mafia’s influence on Italian politics (30:36). He discusses the blurred line between mafia and business (33:12), ethnic and religious ties (38:04), future trends such as increased “covering” (40:43), and the illusion of a “past” mafia (41:48). The video concludes with the challenges of illegal taxes, police helplessness (42:08), the story of the “canary” (43:06), the murder of lawyers and the failure of the “Clean Hands” operation (44:23), the current state of the mafia and why investing in Italy is risky (45:07), the case of Braveman and the proximity of law and mafia (46:22), and a final statement that the mafia cannot be completely destroyed (47:10).