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The '''Russian Mafia''' (''Cyrillic:'' Русская мафия, ''Russkaya Mafiya'') or '''Bratva''' (Братство) are a crime syndicate that appear in [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], again briefly in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] and play a major role in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]].

The '''Russian Mafia''', in ''GTA 2'', are led by [[Jerkov]] and are experts in contract killings and gun running. They are located in the [[Industrial District]] and are in a rivalry with the [[Hare Krishna]] and in an intense rivalry with [[The Zaibatsu Corporation]]. Jerkov hires [[Claude Speed]] to kill Zaibatsu gang members, save Jerkov from assassins and killing other Russian drug dealers, amongst other things. Their favorite radio station is [[KGBH]], a pun on the Soviet KGB. Other members include [[Ivan]], [[Uncle Vanka]], [[Bilovski]], [[Ziggy Pole]], [[Lodov]], [[Shagski]], [[Sandra Tito]] and [[Chesti-Kov]].

The '''Russian Mafia''' runs the south and west part of [[Broker]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV|Liberty City]]. Members can be seen all over [[Hove Beach]], [[Firefly Island]] and [[Beachgate]] in large numbers, the majority of them appear to wear Russian caps. They may wear any of a variety of clothes, including suits, Russian fur hats, leather gloves, camo trousers, black/diamond-knit turtlenecks and green/brown suit jackets. Some have tattoos on their hands -- some have a Soviet Russia hammer and sickle on the back of the hand, some have a cross on the palm, and there are two other as-yet unidentified tattoos. There are four known Russian crime syndicates in the [[GTA IV Era]]; [[Faustin Family|one]] is led by [[Mikhail Faustin]], [[Petrovic Family|one]] led by [[Kenny Petrovic]],[[Bulgarin Family|one]] led by [[Ray Bulgarin]], and [[Rascalov Family|one]] lead by [[Dimitri Rascalov]]. The gang's known enemy is [[Niko Bellic]]. Unidentified Russians in fur hats and sunglasses will shoot at you in the [[Russian Shop]] should you open fire at the clerk; considering the store's nature and location, these are likely to be Russian Mafia members fulfilling their part of a protection racket. Russian's weapons range from [[Pistol]]'s, [[Micro Uzi]]'s, a [[Combat Shotgun]], or [[AK-47|AK-47's]]. The Russians are very loyal to each other. If Niko fires at one Russian, then other Russians within Niko's area will shoot at him.

=== Gangs and crime families ===

*The Russian Mafia seems to be the most well-armed gang in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]], having used nearly all weapons (except [[grenades]]).

* In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], there is a way to gain more gang territory throughout the state of San Andreas. To exploit the glitch, fly a plane into the southwest or southeast corners of the map, and continue onwards in the respective direction; continue this for a long period (30 real-world minutes is suggested), then either fly back (which will take a long time), or drown oneself after the 30-minute mark. After returning or awaking at a hospital, a glitch will have occurred, and there will be gang territories visible all over San Andreas. The Russian Mafia can now be encountered in Las Venturas, usually wielding Pistols and Desert Eagles, and driving [[Feltzer]]s, [[Sentinel]]s, or [[Admiral]]s.