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Anthony Suau
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
01 January, 1995
ALEX, a private security company in Moscow, during a practice protecting a businessman from gangsters; these companies thrive in Russia. When the free market came to the country, there were no laws to control it. The gap was filled by organized crime, which has its own strict rules. Those who break them have to pay the price. 'Razborkas' - meetings intended to settle disputes - often end in shootouts.
Anthony Suau
Suau started his career at the Chicago Sun Times in 1976 and later joined the Denver Post. In 1985, he moved to New York City to work for Black Star agency. He was a contract pho...