one- third between 1991 and '92. In a 1992 survey, three out of four Muscovites said tliey were afraid to walk tlie streets at night. Such fears have built support for extremists such as ultra- nationalist Vladimir Zliirinovsky, who has ad- vocated shooting lawbreakers on sight.
Russia's new leaders, Handelman con-tends, "have failed to adopt any significant measures to curb organized crime." As the law stands now, police may arrest people tliey catch in a criminal act, but the "mastermind"...