Thursday, September 9, 2010

Urkas!, Nicolai Lilin


Itinerary of a perfect bandit Siberia. This autobiographical novel shows us the world of the Russian mafia. Under this name hides many ramifications. The author is one of the bandits who were deported to Siberia by the communists in Transnistria, where they have managed to maintain their "traditions" and their "values".
The author has his own knife is 6 years old, he knows his first arrest at 13, prison is a rite of passage for these professional criminals ...

Impressions : The author likes to tell his story, the stories in the stories are legion.The book is a bit disjointed ... However, I was fascinated by this world totally unknown to me. He writes at length the traditions and lifestyle of these "bad guys" from father to son but (and these are the words of the "grandfather") "bandits honest" ..
Despite widespread violence, the author recounts her childhood: a lot of nostalgia and sweetness (in a world of big brutes) filter through the lines. We feel that the author admires deeply the world from which it comes.
These bandits obey God, their weapons (they place alongside icons) and their families ..
Ultimately good people??

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