I’ve always heard that post-Soviet Russia in the 90s was chaotic… but what I found was something far more insane. After the collapse of the USSR, the country didn’t just change — it descended into a full-blown crime wonderland.
In this video, I dive into the Wild 90s — a time when mafia bosses ruled the streets, oligarchs rose from nowhere, and millions of people lost everything overnight. The economy collapsed, crime exploded, and survival became the only goal for many Russians.
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