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How did the most criminal cities of the USSR fight crime? (VIDEO)
Dina Setdikova
Mar 21 2025
History
The criminal worlds of the two cities were so closely intertwined that there was even an expression among gangsters: “Rostov-papa, Odessa-mama!”
Dina Setdikova
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