UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The death of Moscow's Don: Aslan Usoyan, aka "Grandpa Khasan," gunned down outside his favourite restaurant. “The killing of such an influential figure cannot go without revenge from his supporters,” said Alexander Khinshtein, a Russian MP today. “This is likely to bring about a new wave of attacks and murders.” By Shaun Walker, The Independent, January 17, 2013: TEXT | PHOTO

For a Departed Mobster, Vyacheslav K. Ivankov, Wreaths and Roses but No Tears. Vyacheslav K. Ivankov died on Friday in a Moscow hospital from complications stemming from a gunshot wound he received apparently in an assassination attempt in July. He was 69. By Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, October 13, 2009: TEXT | PHOTO | VIDEO