Russia

Cocaine in Russia’s Window to the West St. Petersburg, Russia’s historic imperial capital and its most European city, presents a clandestine yet culturally distinct cocaine market shaped by its intellectual traditions, port economy, and self-conscious artistic identity. The city’s status as a major Baltic seaport, a center for higher education and the arts, and a […]

Cocaine in Russia’s Forbidden Metropolis Moscow, the political and financial capital of the Russian Federation, presents an exceptionally high-risk, elite-centric cocaine market operating under the shadow of some of the world’s most draconian drug laws. The city’s concentration of oligarchic wealth, political power, and a Western-facing elite creates a niche but voracious demand for this