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The Tambov Gang (in Russian: Тамбовская преступная группировка) is a large gang in Saint Petersburg, Russia. According to common allegations, it was organized in St. Petersburg in 1988 by two men from Tambov Oblast, Vladimir Kumarin and Valery Ledovskikh. The gang is named after their region of origin. Despite often allegations of involvement,〔(The Jamestown Foundation )〕 Kumarin continues to deny his involvement. Originally the gangsters were recruited from people of Tambov origin and sportsmen, and were engaged in a protection racket. It became famous in the city after coverage from Alexander Nevzorov in his ''600 seconds'' TV show in the city. == St Petersburg == In 1989 the gang clashed with Malyshev's Gang, another leading criminal group of Leningrad, in a bloody armed conflict. In 1990 some of the gangsters including Kumarin was imprisoned for racket, but Kumarin was released from prison in 1993. He later briefly allied with Malyshev to fight the Kazan gang from Tatarstan. In 1993 – 1995 an internal war between subdivisions of the Tambov Gang developed. On June 1, 1994 Kumarin survived a murder attempt in his car but was severely wounded and lost his arm. He continued his recovery in Düsseldorf (Germany) and Switzerland. By 1995 allegedly he had taken full control over the gang again. By then the gang had incorporated some of the racketed businesspeople and become interested in investment and fuel trading effectively evolving into a mafia. It also helped organizing several private guard enterprises. Some of the gangsters allegedly became members of the State Duma and Saint Petersbcity, Legislative Assembly, as well as a sector opening in Sydney, Australia allegedly being run by Mikhail Klapanov.〔(2002 - #15(322) - Expert - Society - Not a word about the past )〕 Even speaker of the Assembly Viktor Novosyolov gave it his support and maintained close relationships with Kumarin.〔(The Jamestown Foundation )〕〔(Research Topics )〕 In 1998 Kumarin became Deputy President of the Petersburg Fuel Company (PTK), the top fuel trading company in the city. In 1994 Petersburg Fuel Company was administrated by the Saint Petersburg City Administration. In the autumn of 1999 the status of the gang started deteriorating again. Viktor Novosyolov was decapitated by an explosion in his car on October 20. In addition some of its most important members were imprisoned or had been killed. To make matters worse Kumarin had left his position of PTK Deputy President. The Tambov Gang now includes several hundred active members. In August 2001 Interior Minister of Russia Boris Gryzlov claimed that the Tambov Gang controlled up to 100 industrial enterprises in Saint Petersburg, including the Petersburg Fuel Company, leading fuel retailing operator in the city, as well as four main sea ports of Northwestern Russia, Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk.〔〔(The Jamestown Foundation )〕 On January 16, 2007 the Prosecutor General of Russia Yury Chaika announced that the Tambov Gang had recently forcefully taken over 13 large enterprises in Saint Petersburg and was subject to an investigation. ()〔(Генпрокурор: арестованы 27 членов тамбовской ОПГ | Газета.Ru: Между тем )〕 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「Tambov Gang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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