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E: 21/07 Win Thief in Law

To win a hardback edition of Thief in Law: A guide to Russian prison tattoos and Russian-speaking organised crime gangs (ISBN 978-5-4386-1041-0) by M.G. Bullen answer this question:

The Russian Bratva is sometimes referred to by the umbrella-term "Bratva." What does this word mean?

A. Brotherhood/brothers :j
B. The Collective of the Unruly Children of Stalin
C. Small spicy sausage
D. Bread-maker

For your chance to win, email your answer, along with your postal address and your phone number, to [EMAIL="philip.morton@truecrimelibrary.com"]philip.morton@truecrimelibrary.com[/EMAIL], using the subject line Bulletin 376 Competition.
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