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The Russian mafia has frequently been a subject of works in popular culture. ==Film== * In ''Little Odessa'' (1994), the Russian mafia of New York is the subject. * In the Russian cult film ''Brother'' (1997) tells a story of a young mobster with a strong sense of loyalty in the 1990s St. Petersburg. * The film ''Jungle 2 Jungle'' (1997) features a Russian mafia in New York City run by Alexei Jovanovic (played by David Ogden Stiers). * In ''The Jackal'' (1997), a Russian mob boss hires the titular assassin to avenge the death of his brother. * The film ''Rounders'' (1998) prominently features members of the Russian mafia. *''Brother 2'' (2000), the sequel to ''Brother'' (1997), takes place in Moscow and the United States. * In the film ''Training Day'' (2001), Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris is trying to pay a ransom of money for his life after he assaulted a member of the Russian Mafia in Las Vegas and took his money. His bosses known as the "Three Wise Men" state how they know that he owes money to the Russian Mafia and suggest that he leaves town. In an attempt to escape via Los Angeles International Airport after being thwarted by Jake Hoyt, Alonzo is killed by some Russian Mafia operatives in the airport parking lot and the broadcast of his death over the news is hauntingly similar to the one he used to taunt Jake. * The film ''Half Past Dead'' (2002) has a Russian car thief as the main character. * The Russian film ''Tycoon'' (2002) shows the rise of a Russian oligarch from the Gorbachev era in the late '80s, to absolute power in the Yeltsin era in the '90s. * The Russian film ''Bimmer'' (2003) is road movie about four friends who get into trouble with the law and flee Moscow in a black BMW. As the men drive across the Russian expanse, they encounter corruption, violence, poverty, and various situations characterizing the bleakness and challenges of small-town life in post-Soviet Russia. A sequel was released in 2006. * The Russian film ''Dead Man's Bluff'' (2005) is a dark comedy portraying young mobsters in the 1990s Nizhny Novgorod. * The film ''Eastern Promises'' (2007), subject of which is the Russian mafia in London. * In ''Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008), the Russian Mob is depicted as being rivals of Sal Maroni's crime family and are led by The Russian (voiced by Corey Burton). * The 2014 film adaptation of ''The Equalizer'' (which was directed by the same director of ''Training Day'' and also starring Denzel Washington) features the Russian mafia as the primary antagonists where they were led by Vladimir Pushkin (played by Vladimir Kulich). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russian mafia in popular culture」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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