Indeed, he has lowered the rate of inflation, built up currency reserves and attracted international investors. In choosing their next president, Russia's voters will decide whether they want to push forward with reforms or retreat to a more familiar economy. The Russian Mafia has spread its tentacles over the globe. In 1995, police estimated that as many as 25,000 criminal gangs controlled 40,000 enterprises in Russia. According to Russia's prosecutor general, about 39,700 people were murdered last year which, if true, would give Russia one of the highest murder rates in the world.
Juvenile crime is on the rise as well.
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