Organized crime originates in Ancient Russia, as well as the first attempts to fight it. For many centuries, the authorities tried to cope with the problem by creating various laws and prisons, but this turned out to be completely useless. As history has shown, it turned out to be impossible to stop the development of crime. Here is a book that will answer many questions. From it you will learn: - the history of the fight against crime in Ancient Russia, the appearance of a robbery order; - who stood guard over order in the province of the Moscow kingdom; - the loudest and brightest cases of the XVI-XVII centuries; - famous gangs of pre-revolutionary Russia that left a significant mark on history; - the life story of two legends of the underworld.