Vladimir Kumarin – все о персоне

The series Streets of Broken Lamps brought the image of 90s crime in St. Petersburg to the screen for many viewers. But despite being based on real stories, it doesn’t represent the true extent of criminal activity during that time. An honest depiction would have included someone like Ilya Traber, who even State Duma officials dared not cross.

Right after Putin’s first presidential inauguration in May 2000, a peculiar incident took place—Yuri Krapivin, who had served as Yeltsin’s last security head, asked to leave his post.