The Russian Mafia (Русская мафия, Russkaya Mafiya), Re Mafia (Красная мафия, Krasnaya Mafiya) or Bratva (Братва; slang for 'brotherhood'), is a name given to a broad group of organized criminals in the former Soviet Union territories after its fall in 1991. The Russian Mob's own members have been known to call their crime group "Организация" ("The Organization").