Im So glad they made the characters for GTA 4 Russian.
Now don't think my Slavik Bias is comming into play (well... maybe it is haha)
But let me explain:
Organized Crime hit its Peak in the globe Due to the Russian Survivors of the GULAG
Whats the Gulag you might ask? Russian Death camps Absolute hell on earth: But the but only the Smart , Hard, Violent, SNEAKKY russkies survived these camps... No Movie will ever uncover the horror the dwelled within.
A particular group of Russians managed to survive very well in the hell on earth; The Russian Guild of Thieves. These old school thieves have been around for 100's of years Stealing from Tzars and government (the robinhood of their time)
Anyway my point being is the These Guild of Thieves managed to Build an unstopable Crime Machine by Prison camp Hardend men.... The Russian Mofia
I Going to like GTA4 becuase they did a little homework.
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