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Russian Mafia Superhitman: Alexander Solonik

2025/6/17
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The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 plunged Russia into chaos, creating a power vacuum filled by organized crime groups vying for control of lucrative industries. Moscow became a particularly deadly battleground, with thousands of murders annually. This sets the scene for the rise of Alexander Solonik, a hitman who would become infamous for his deadly efficiency.
  • Collapse of the Soviet Union led to chaos and rise of organized crime
  • Moscow had 2,500 murders in 1992
  • Alexander Solonik emerged as a notorious hitman

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The 1990's in Moscow were the glory days of Russian organized crime. Emerging out of the downfall of communism, wannabe oligarchs and gangsters turned the country into a free-for-all as they fought for control. And no where, is more deadly than Moscow. In 1992, there was 2,500 murders in Moscow alone.

There’s a lot of action, and everyone wants a piece of that action. Problem is, sometimes two people wanted a piece of that same action. In Moscow, in 1993, they didn't go to the courts. They went to the hired killers.  And the most infamous of those hitman was Alexander Solonik.

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