Al Capone. The order is outlawed. Glagoleva E.

In many books and films about Alfonso Capone, he is Al Brown, aka Snorka, aka Al “face with a scar”, more fiction than truth. The “King of Gangsters” occupied the “throne” for only six years, but is still one of the most influential people in the United States. The structure of the criminal syndicate he created is studied by students of the Harvard business school, lawyers study on the example of the trial. The poor considered him American Robin Hood, and the government declared an "enemy of the state number one." Capone challenged politicians - and supported corruption; slipped away from the police - but only because he kept it; He led a criminal organization that roof underground trade in alcohol and the sale of milk, gambling houses and brothels, horse and dog running - and received a prison term for tax evasion. A chic, charming, generous, fearless Al was a idol of youth. He easily converged with people, loved to communicate with journalists who contributed to his turning into a legend. Why did she turn out to be so tenacious and what was the world -famous gangster really? Ekaterina Glagoleva offers her version in the most complete biography of Al Capone in Russian.