The Last Boss of Brighton: Boris "Biba" Nayfeld and the Rise of the Russian Mob in America

The Last Boss of Brighton Beach is a gripping and untold story of the epic rise and fall of Boris Nayfeld, one of the most notorious Russian mob bosses in America.

Born in Soviet-era Belarus and abandoned by his parents as an infant, Biba's brutal upbringing left him hungry for more - power, control, and money.

Taking advantage of rampant corruption in the USSR, Biba quickly turned his teenage hooliganism into bolder "black cash" rackets, making him a very rich young man.

When authorities threatened him with execution by firing squad, he managed to escape to America just in time.

In Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, his intimidating presence and street smarts launched him to the top of New York's Russian Jewish mob, one of the world's most inventive, powerful, and violent criminal organizations.

After decades as a globe-trotting boss and three stints in U.S.

federal prisons, Biba remains unbroken and unrepentant, even as his entire life has unraveled around him.

Now seventy-four years old, Biba is a lion in winter, and Douglas Century brings his notorious gangster to life in these pages, telling not only his epic journey but also the history of the Russian mob in America.

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