Russian Mafia
The Russian Mafia (Cyrillic: Русская мафия, Russkaya Mafiya) or Bratva (Братство) are a gang that appear briefly in Grand Theft Auto 2, again briefly in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and play a major role in Grand Theft Auto IV.
| GANG Russian Mafia | |
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 Mikhail Faustin, one of the powerful Russian Mafia bosses in Liberty City.
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| Games: | GTA 2 GTA San Andreas GTA IV |
| Locations: | GTA 2 Lubyanka Docks, Industrial Sector, Anywhere City GTA IV Hove Beach, Firefly Island and Beachgate, Broker, Liberty City |
| Leaders: | GTA 2 Jerkov GTA IV Konstantin Petrovic; Mikhail Faustin; Dimitri Rascalov |
| Type: | Russian Crime Syndicate |
| Enemies: | GTA 2 The Zaibatsu Corporation; Hare Krishna GTA San Andreas Grove Street Families; Carl Johnson GTA IV Niko Bellic; The Lost Brotherhood; Italian Mafia; Irish Mob; Hillside Posse |
| Affiliations: | GTA 2 Claude Speed GTA San Andreas Ballas; Los Santos Vagos; San Fierro Rifa GTA IV Niko Bellic |
| Colors: | GTA 2 Red. |
| Vehicles: | GTA 2 Bulwark GTA San Andreas Sentinel; Admiral; Feltzer GTA IV Schafter; Rebla; Super GT; Turismo; Banshee; Uranus; Ingot |
| Weapons: | GTA IV Knife; Pistol; SMG; Uzi; AK-47; Shotgun; Sniper Rifle; RPG |
| Businesses: | GTA 2 Drug dealing GTA San Andreas Weapons trade GTA IV Weapons Trade; Human Trafficking; Murder; Extortion; Alcohol; Drugs |
| Fronts: | GTA 2 GTA San Andreas GTA IV Comrades Bar; Perestroika; Broker warehouses |
| Members: | GTA 2 Ivan; Uncle Vanka; Bilovski; Ziggy Pole; Lodov; Shagski; Sandra Tito; Chesti-Kov GTA IV Faustin's Family Mikhail Faustin (Deceased) Vlad Glebov (Deceased) Dimitri Rascalov (Deceased) Ivan Bytchkov (Can be killed in Ivan the Not So Terrible) Sergei (Can be Killed in A Revenger's Tragedy) Petrovic's Family Kenny Petrovic Lenny Petrovic (Deceased) Georgi (Deceased) Vanya Sergey (Deceased) Bulgarin's Family Rodislav Bulgarin (Deceased) Timur (Deceased) |
GTA 2
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 Sector 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.
GTA San Andreas
The Russian Mafia only appear in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for a short time. They wear black t-shirts or grey sweaters, or matching jackets and trousers. Though they have no permanent stake in the state, they have claimed the Atrium as a temporary turf in the mission Just Business, and also appear in league with the Ballas, Los Santos Vagos and San Fierro Rifa in Big Smoke's "Crack Palace". Their influence is obviously felt considerably more overseas, but after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russian mobsters flooded into America.
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GTA IV
The Russian Mafia runs the south and west part of Broker, 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,The Russian Mafia is led by Mikhail Faustin and Kenny Petrovic. The gangs 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, a Combat Shotgun, or AK47'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.
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Trivia
- The Russian Mafia is the most armed gang in Liberty City having all weapons exept Grenades
Glitch
- 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 Feltzers, Sentinels, or Admirals.