Draft:Rafael Baghdasaryan


Rafael Baghdasaryan
Ռաֆայել Բաղդասարյան
BornFebruary 11, 1930
DiedJune 23, 1993 (63 years old)
Moscow, Lefortovo Prison pretrial detention center
Resting placeTokhmakh Central Cemetery
Other namesSvo Raf, Svo Raf Yerevanskii
CitizenshipSoviet UnionUSSR, ArmeniaRepublic of Armenia
OccupationThief in law
Years active1944-1993
TitleAuthority
Criminal statusCriminal Authority (Avtoritet) Star - Tattoo (1)
SpouseNatalia Palasyan
Criminal penalty34 years

Rafael Mkrtychevich Baghdasaryan (Armenian:  Ռաֆայել Մկրտչի Բաղդասարյան) (Known as: Svo Raf , Svo Raf Yerevanskii..[1], born on February 11, 1930, died on June 23, 1993[2]. Armenian criminal authority, who had the status of a Thief in law. He was one of the leaders of the criminal environment of the USSR . He had a great international reputation, which extends to both Armenians and Azerbaijanis attending his funeral in a time of war between the two. In correctional labor colonies, Svo Raf always violated the rules, refused to work, attacked facility officials, and also made several unsuccessful attempts to escape from the detention center[3]

  1. ^ "Багдасарян Рафаил Мкртычевич (Сво Раф) — вор в законе".
  2. ^ "20 лет без «вора в законе» «Сво Рафа»".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).