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After the murder, Clemente joined the Falcone family.


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Murdered brutally by Mr. Vaughn's men after a rumor appeared in the Empire Bay mafia circles that Henry worked for the FBI.


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Alberto Clemente (voiced by Peter Ivashchenko) is the don of the Clemente mafia family.


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In 1920, he killed Palermo police captain at the request of his uncle Silvio and fled to Empire Bay.


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Here, taking advantage of his uncle's connections in the underworld, he made money on bootlegging.


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In 1929, the Commission allowed him to start a family of his own.


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Despite its strength, Clemente's gang has a reputation among gangsters as a “second-class family”.


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He died at the hands of Joe Barbaro in his limousine, or was blown up in it (if hit the gas tank).


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Carlo Falcone (voiced by Oleg Shcherbinin) is the don of the Falcone mafia family.


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Carlo came to America in 1913 and quickly joined the Moretti family.


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During Prohibition, he was in charge of the family's bootlegger business, together with Eddie Scarpa supplying alcohol from Canada.


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In 1933, Carlo colluded with Frank Vinci, as a result of which Tomaso Moretti was killed, the war between Vinci and Moretti ended, and Carlo became the head of the Moretti family.


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A talented strategist and connoisseur of progress, Carlo despises the traditions of the Sicilian mafia and realizes that it has become rich on prohibition, and therefore, to stay afloat, she needs a comparable source of income.


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Killed by Vito Scaletta at the behest of Leo Galante.


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Franco “Frank” Vinci (voiced by Dmitry Filimonov) is the don of the Vinci mafia family.


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Born in Sicily in 1885 in the family of the famous mafia Vincenzo Vinci and his wife Lily Tomasino; he has a sister Carla.


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Arriving in Empire Bay in 1908 with his friend Leo Galante, Frank established a system of extortion among Italian immigrants.


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Over the next decade, Vinci's gang held the whole city in their hands.


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Frank acted very cautiously, made connections to the police and politicians.


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In the early 1930s, when the flow of money from the illegal trade in alcohol stopped with the abolition of the 18th Amendment, the rivalry between the Vinci and Moretti families turned into a full-scale confrontation between the two clans.


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An influential advocate of organized crime, especially when it comes to drugs.


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Frank often spends time at the Mona Lisa cafe, and he is also regularly seen on the racetrack.


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Leonardo “Leo” Galante (voiced by Alexey Mikhailov) is a consiglieri of the Vinci family.


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Arriving in the city in 1908, the friends created a Vinci crime syndicate: Leo was engaged in planning, and Frank - organizing execution.


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In the early 1920s, they took control of Southport docks, which made it easier to smuggle alcohol during Prohibition.


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Leo is interested in sports, especially boxing and horse racing.


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For 20 years, Galante managed the city's largest betting network.


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In 1943, he was arrested on charges of rigging the results of fights and sentenced to five years in prison.


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Will return to Mafia III.


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Eddie Scarpa (voiced by Vladimir Antonik), Carlo Falcone's right hand man, does a lot of boss's work while sitting in the Maltese Falcon restaurant.


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Joe and Vito's friend.


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Once a mercenary of the Moretti family, Eddie controls most of Carlo Falcone's affairs of the Maltese Falcon restaurant.


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Born in 1908 in Chicago, he became involved with the mafia at an early age.


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They met Carlo Falcone while delivering smuggled drinks to Empire Bay during Prohibition.


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After becoming the head of the Moretti family (now Falcone), Carlo decided to thank Eddie and made him the owner of the strip club “Garden of Eden”.


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Scarpa is still close friends with the head of the family, although Don considers Eddie a potential source of trouble due to poorly concealed alcohol problems.


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Federico “Derek” Pappalardo (voiced by Alexander Andrienko) is a capo of the Vinci family.


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In 1916, he began working at the port of Empire Bay as a strikebreaker.


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His involvement in smuggling operations brought him together with the mafia, so Derek ended up in Vinci's family.


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He had to spend two years in prison for embezzlement.


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After serving time, Derek played a prominent role in the war between the Vinci and Moretti families in the early 1930s, and was rewarded with his current position.


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The wedding to Frank Vinci's goddaughter further strengthened Derek's position in the family.


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Derek is rude, cruel, and greedy—perfect qualities for his job.


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He died at the hands of Vito after he learned that Derek was the initiator of Antonio Scaletta's death (but when Leo Galante was instructed to kill Carlo Falcone, you can go to the port and see Derek — presumably, it is there, as the authors forgot to disable the game script that is responsible for Derek's presence).


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Lucas “Luca” Gurino (voiced by Boris Repetur) is a capo of the Clemente family.


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Gurino always tries very carefully to present himself, trying to disguise his cruel nature as external sophistication, but his ignorance still becomes noticeable to others.


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During the Prohibition period, Luca was engaged in illegal alcohol trade in his family, and after the lifting of the ban on alcohol, he went to “work” at the Clemente slaughterhouse, where his ruthless nature contributed to rapid advancement in the criminal hierarchy.


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Killed by Tony Balsam.


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Stephen “Steve” Coyne (voiced by Radik Mukhametzyanov) is a mercenary of the Vinci family.


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Steve spent his childhood in rural Burkland and moved to Empire Bay at the age of 16.


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When arrested for beating, Steve resisted and beat the policeman, as a result of which he was sentenced to ten years in prison, of which he served only five.


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It was during his imprisonment that Steve met his cellmate Derek Pappalardo and began working for him in prison, and after his release he continued.


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From the very beginning, he has a grudge against Vito, and during a shootout in the port he shouts to him “I never trusted you, since the very first meeting!”


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He died at the hands of Vito Scaletta.


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Antonio “Tony Balsam” Balsamo (voiced by Kirill Radzig) is a member of the Falcone family.


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In 1933, Tony served as Tomaso Moretti's personal driver and was seriously wounded in a bomb explosion that killed his cartridge.


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After that, he mainly engaged in racketeering for the Falcone clan.


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Tony's last task is to ensure the safety of Harvey Epstein's accountant, nicknamed “Beans”, and Falcone's financial secrets that he owns.


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In the mission “Stairway to Heaven”, Vito learns that Tony was severely beaten and may not walk.


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Brian O'Neill (voiced by Radik Mukhametzyanov) is the leader of the Irish gang.


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The O'Neill gang has deep roots dating back to the 19th century: Brian's grandfather, Jimmy O'Neill, led the once powerful Irish criminal organization.


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The O'Neal clan first appeared in Empire Bay in the early 1800s.


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Brian is subordinate to a motley pack of “vassals”, with whom he often commits rash and cruel crimes.


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Vito was killed.


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Martin “Marti” Santorelli (voiced by Nikolai Bystrov) is a young man, friend of Barbaro, an accomplice of the Clemente family, then Falcone.


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Marty Santorelli was born in Empire Bay in 1933.


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His father worked as a projectionist at a major cinema in Midtown, so since childhood, Marty reviewed many different films, especially gangster-themed films.


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Dreaming of the romantic life of a mafia, Marty began to hang around Freddie's bar as a teenager, just like his older neighbor and role model Joe Barbaro.


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Over time, Marty began to work errand for Joe: delivering messages, taking winnings from the bookmaker, polishing his car to a shine.


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Joe sees Marty as a naive boy, so he ignores all requests to dedicate him to more serious things, believing that he is not yet ready for it.


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Killed by Clemente's fighters.


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Shi Yoon Won “Mr. Won” (voiced by Dmitry Filimonov) is a performer in the Triad gang.


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Doing business from the Red Dragon restaurant in Chinatown.


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Young Vaughn came to America as a slave aboard an opium smuggling ship.


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Killed by a bullet fired by Joe Barbaro, who took revenge on Vaughn for the murder of Henry Tomasino.


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Sidney “Fat Man” Penn (voiced by Dmitry Filimonov) is the owner of a distillery in Empire Bay.


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A former associate of Alberto Clemente.


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Mikosh “Mike” Brusky (voiced by Dmitry Filimonov) is the owner of a car dump in Riverside; a friend of Vito and Joe; a mechanic, and earlier - a criminal who received two sentences for raids on banks in Lost Haven.


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After his second time in prison, Mike moved to Empire Bay and opened a car dump with hidden savings, where he conducts various illegal activities: trading stolen parts, storing and buying stolen goods, helping organized crime get rid of physical evidence.


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Giuseppe Palminteri (voiced by Valery Storozhik) is the best bear cub in Empire Bay.


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He often worked for the Sicilian mafia, including the release of thirteen notorious gangsters from Palermo prison in 1917.


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When Mussolini came to power, Giuseppe moved to Empire Bay, where he continued to provide services to the mafia families.


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Now the elderly Giuseppe is officially retired, he does not have a family and lives only for his craft.


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Bruno Levine (voiced by Boris Repetur) is a mafia moneylender, Jew Bruno is at the head of all usury offices in the city and his status is officially approved by the Empire Bay mafia family meeting.


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Bruno's “office” is located in the Southport district in a rather inconspicuous building.


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Here he runs his business, lending money from the mafia to smaller colleagues, criminals and business people at predatory interest and using gangsters to ensure safety.


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Bruno treats all clients equally, complies with his obligations for each transaction, but expects the same in return.


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There are a lot of stories describing what happened to those who failed to pay Bruno on time.


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Andreas “El Greco” Carafantis (voiced by Dmitry Filimonov) is a Greek doctor who provides illegal medical care to Empire Bay mafia families.


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Thomas Angelo (voiced by Nikita Prozorovsky) is the main character of the first part of the game.


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Like Vito Scaletta, he got involved in a criminal life as a young man and, like Vito, began to realize the horror of this situation; he retired from crime and became a witness in a mafia crime case by testifying to the police on his former comrades.


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After joining the witness protection program, he moved to Empire Bay, starting a new life with his wife as an ordinary chauffeur, as he had been before climbing his mafia career.


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Vito and Joe, who killed Tommy, perceive the need to kill him as another task.


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James Carella “Vendetta” is the protagonist of add-ons to The Betrayal of Jimmy and Jimmy's Vendetta.


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He worked for two crime bosses Salvatore Gravina and Tam Brody.


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On their instructions, he weakened and then destroyed the Chinese and African-American gangs.


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After that, employers began to fear Jimmy's authority and character, and in collusion with Judge Hillwood, framed Jimmy, imprisoning him for 15 years for throwing drugs in the trunk of a car.


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But Jimmy comes out much earlier and decides to take revenge on former employers, first weakening their organizations, and then killing them, and then Hillwood, the chief judge of the city.


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For all his deeds in town, Jimmy was nicknamed “Vendetta”.


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Carlos “Charlie” Lopez owns a chain of auto repair shops in Empire Bay.


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He appears in Joe's Adventures and Jimmy's Vendetta as an employer.


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Vito family


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Maria Scaletta (voiced by Marina Bakina), Vito's mother had a difficult life: she came to America with her husband and two children to look for a better life, and found only poverty and deprivation.


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In front of her eyes, her husband broke down and drank under the yoke of hard work, and her only son became a criminal.


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An earnest believer, Maria prayed to the Lord to save her family and guide Vito on the path of an honest worker.


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After the death of her husband, Maria lived with Francesca in a small apartment.


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After Vito went to prison, she fell seriously ill.


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Vito gives all his money to Francesca so that she can spend it on the treatment of her mother, but it was too late.


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Francesca Reilly (née Scaletta) (voiced: Polina Shcherbakova) is Vito's sister, a little older than him, a quiet and shy girl, she graduated from high school with honors and led from the age of sixteen a youth club at the local church.


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As a child, Francesca tried to turn Vito away from street gangs.


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Francesca, or Franny, as Vito calls her, lives with her mother, supporting everyone on her accountant salary at Trago Oil.


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According to her, she began to gradually repay her dad's debts, which Vito would later pay off himself.


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After Vito is imprisoned, Francesca has to take care of his sick mother.


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While she visits her brother, her mother dies.


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All the money Vito gave for Franny and Eric's wedding went to the funeral.


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Francesca never found happiness with her husband — he also interfered in dirty deeds, drank and cheated on her.


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She quarreled with Vito after he tried to help her in his own way by beating her husband badly.


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Antonio Scaletta is Vito's father.


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Antonio Scaletta married Maria in 1920 in the tiny Sicilian village of San Martino.


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A year later, they had a daughter, Francesca, and soon a son, Vito.


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In search of a better life, Antonio and his family went on a long journey overseas in 1932.


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Once in Empire Bay penniless, not knowing a word of English, Antonio got a job and shelter from union boss Derek Pappalardo.


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Antonio worked for the boss for a pittance.


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Unable to break out of the vicious circle of overwork and monstrous rent, Antonio drank out of grief, he spent almost his entire salary in a tavern.


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As Derek Vito used to say, “Your father drank like a fish!”


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In 1943, he drowned on the docks of Southport after falling drunk into the water.


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But eight years later, it turned out that his death was set up as an accident, and it was caused by Pappalardo himself and his loyal assistant Coyne.


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Vito killed his father's executioners.


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Gameplay


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The game is made in the genre of action-adventure (action-adventure) and also combines elements of a third-person shooter and a car simulator.


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The player in the role of Vito Scaletta must travel around the city of Empire Bay, communicate with various characters, complete tasks that consist of shootings, the need to drive a car, etc.


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The location of the game - the city of Empire Bay - is a very large territory, moving around which is absolutely free.


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Despite the fact that an open game world is implemented, the structure of the gameplay assumes a greater focus on the plot than on free movement: one chapter follows the other, and the player between the chapters (when he has finished all the affairs of the current chapter and must go home for another adventure to begin the next day) is given time to explore the city freely.


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In addition, when a player is already driving around the city during the quest, he is also not limited in his movements.


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The different chapters take place at different times of the day and in different weather conditions.


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Dynamic change of the time of day was purposefully not implemented — the developers manually set the necessary weather conditions for each chapter.


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Mafia II is one of the first games and the first game of this genre to feature a change of seasons.


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The entire game area is made in two versions — winter and summer — according to the eras in which the plot events take place.


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Place of action and locations


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The main setting of Mafia II is the fictional city of Empire Bay - the name is a reference to the nickname of the state of New York.


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Empire Bay is completely modeled from scratch and is inspired by various cities in America.


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So, it looks like New York (the authors studied this city and took a lot of photographs) due to such attractions as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, Central Park; Los Angeles because the Hospital looks like the City Hall in Los Angeles, the observatory is similar to that in Los Angeles, and there is an inscription on the hills in the style of a Hollywood sign.


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The map area of the game world is about 10 square miles in real units; the location is about twice the size of the city of Lost Haven in the first part.


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[45] The city has been open to exploration from the very beginning.


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Due to the fact that the game has two eras (and two seasons), one type of city (winter) is different from the other (summer).


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Passers-by


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The game has a complex system of simulating the real life of the city: passers-by move through the streets, use pay phones, go to eateries, drive cars, and so on.


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Police


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Police patrol the city either on foot or by car.


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Having noticed a crime, the police can act in different ways depending on the situation: they warn, check documents, fine (for minor violations), arrest (for serious crimes with player sides) or start shooting to kill (for killing passers-by or police officers).


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The Empire Bay police are interested not only in the main character, but also in any citizen of the city who in one way or another violated the law.


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If the policeman announces Vito's signs on the radio, he'll be wanted.


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In this case, any police officer will try to detain (or kill) him.


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However, you can escape persecution by buying (or stealing) new clothes from the store, changing clothes at home, or bribing the police by calling the police from any telephone.


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In addition, the police can remember the number of Vito's car.


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You can change the number at the car repair shop or again pay a bribe over the phone.


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If you get into a police car, she will be put on the wanted list.


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It does not have a radio, and the radio switch button is replaced by a button to turn the siren on and off.


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In the game, unlike the first part, there is no penalty for driving through a red light of a traffic light.


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However, Vito's passengers (for example, Joe and Henry) tell him about a violation of the rules.


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The game has a penalty for speeding — a fine of $50.


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To exceed, you must drive at a speed of 60 miles per hour or faster in full view of the police.


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Weapon


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Weapons are a necessary means of completing the vast majority of story missions.


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Many weapons returned to the game from the first part: Thompson M1928, Colt 1911, pump action gun.


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New weapons from the Second World War also appeared: MP40, M3, MP-28/II, MG42 [46].


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Unlike the predecessor game, the number of weapons worn by the hero is not limited — only ammunition is limited.


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You can replenish your arsenal and buy ammunition in the city's gun stores, as well as from Harry, a war veteran, whom Vito will meet in one of the missions.


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Also, lock picks, a Magnum revolver and a Colt 1911 revolver with an enlarged store are sold in the Giuseppe store.


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Gang members all over the city carry the Colt 1911.


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The sellers of some bars, as well as all the sellers of gun stores, are armed.


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The victim's weapon falls to the ground and can be picked up.


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soundtrack


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Musical accompaniment


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The in-game soundtrack, the main musical theme that plays on the menu and accompanies various videos and episodes of the songs, was written by Matus Siroky and Adam Kuruc (Czech: Adam Kurus).


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Tracks performed by the Prague FilmHarmonic Orchestra have also been digitally released (and available to collector's edition owners) as the Mafia II Orchestral Score (the official edition includes 48 songs and two bonus ones).


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Radio stations


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As a licensed soundtrack, the game features three radio stations that the player can turn on while in the car or in one of their homes (the radio also plays in eateries and some other places).


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Radio stations feature music corresponding to the historical eras in which the game takes place, various genres (including blues, jazz, rock and roll) and artists (for example, Muddy Waters, Django Reinhardt, Dean Martin, Sisters Andrews, The Ames Brothers and others).


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News is also broadcast on the radio.


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Reviews and ratings


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The game received various, generally positive reviews from critics: for example, the PC version was rated 78 out of 100% on the Metacritic rating aggregator. [50]


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Game Rankings gave the game a rating of 76.71% [51] based on 28 reviews.


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Mafia II was the best-selling in the UK for two weeks.


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Some reviews were puzzled by the lack of expected opportunities that did not reach the final version.


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For example, Eurogamer notes that the open world of the game is not “open enough”, as the hero does not have secondary tasks; the author also spoke badly about the combat system.


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According to the author of this resource, “Mafia II destroys the myth that the mafia is generally interesting. The game claims that the world is inhabited by stupid robots that wake up every morning, do repetitive actions and go home” [53].


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PC Gamer UK magazine gave the game a rating of 78%, but noted that “In 10 hours of crime, 2K Czech showed the perfect elegy for a film about the mafia. However, it was necessary to do more of the game itself” [54].


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GameSpot reviewer Kevin VanOrd also notes in his review “an insufficiently open world, too many routine missions” [55].


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The authors of “Igromania” in a review published on the site spoke negatively about the gameplay, describing it as “hauls from point A to point B”, while noting the “striking” detail world: “every alley, every facade in Empire Bay is sculpted by hand (...) every now and then you look around, amazed at the detail of the interiors, and going down the stairs, you can meet eavesdropping under the door of the cleaning lady, who is immediately embarrassed by our appearance (...) the meticulousness of 2K Czech never ceases to be surprised even for the second and third time”; in a review on the site, the game was rated 7.5 out of 10, while “alternative opinion” she received 9.5 out of 10, and the review was summed up with the words: “You want to live in the world of this game, and the word “live” here should not be understood in the sense that is usually put in it games like Gothis or Oblivion. You won't stay here long, but the few days we spend with Vito and Joe are worth months wandering through the fantasy forests.”


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Absolute Games reviewer Vladimir Goryachev, also known as Nomad, spoke extremely negatively about the game.


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Giving the game 54% of 100%, the author described the game as “bursting at the seams”, with an “uninteresting world”, a “poor ending”, and called the main characters Nomad a “vegetable” and a “slug”.


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It was also difficult for the author to complete the game, as “frequent death from stray shots” was noted.


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The opposite opinion was expressed in an article by the well-known website 3DNews.


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[57] The journalist of the publication speaks very positively about various aspects of the game, including the plot, graphics, gameplay, calling Mafia II “an offer that cannot be refused”.


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The author summarizes the comparisons with the GTA series with these words:


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“Mafia II does not fit into the Procrustean bed of imitation and secondary nature, where its critics are pushing — they say, Grand Theft Auto in the entourage of the forties, and that's all. Despite the similar game mechanics, these are two completely different projects. The creation of 2K Czech resembles classic Hollywood gangster tapes. Light flowing lazily through the blinds. Clouds of tobacco smoke in the cold reflections of signs. A pretty big bottle of whiskey on the table by the sofa. Serious men in hats and revolvers in their bosoms, femme fatale... a melancholic voice-over that makes comments with a fair amount of black humor. The distant howl of a police siren, and someone's corpse bleeding... Every scene in the game is filled with meaning, perfectly staged and filmed. There are no faceless and uninteresting characters here. Each character is a complex, multifaceted personality. Moreover, this applies equally to both the main characters and secondary ones. Pay attention to the old mother who prays before a meager lunch, worries about the fate of her son Vito and calls his best friends in the morning to find out where he spent the night and if he got a job honest work.”


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“Overall impression” is “brilliant work!” [57]


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Add-ons released


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Kits


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Five sets of additional items (clothing and cars for Vito) were released in September 2010 and are part of the full edition.


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Vegas Pack: two extra cars and a suit for Vito.


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War Hero Pack: two army vehicles and two new suits — a soldier's coat and a regular soldier uniform.


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Renegade Pack: two new cars — a sports coupe and a hot rod in the 50s style, and two jackets, including leather, for Vito.


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Greaser Pack: Two hot rod sports cars, a leather racing suit, a leather jacket and high boots.


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Made Man Pack: a tuxedo, a suit with glasses and two cars for Vito


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Comes with a Collector's Edition.


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Story Add-ons


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Three story expansions have been released with their own storylines, new characters and abilities, and new places to visit in the city.


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The Betrayal of Jimmy (Russian: “Jimmy's Betrayal”, released August 24, 2010)


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Jimmy's Vendetta (Russian: “Jimmy's Revenge”, released September 7, 2010)


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Joe's Adventures (Russian: “Joe's Adventures”, released on November 23, 2010) - the protagonist in the expansion was Joe Barbaro, a friend of Vito Scaletta.


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The add-on takes place after the arrest of the latter, the plot tells about revealing the truth about the arrest of a friend.


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Joe finds out what really happened in the Clemente family [58].


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The expansion includes a number of quest sets that are issued by characters from the main story [59].


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Related products


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Several related products were released for the release of Mafia II.


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The Story of Frankie Potts (Russian: “The Story of Frank Potts”) is an interactive online game on the site that, on behalf of Frank Potts, talked about the events that take place during the imprisonment of the protagonist Vito Scaletta.


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Mafia II Mobile is a game for mobile phones (Java platform), a third-person shooter with car simulator elements.


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Developed by Twistbox Entertainment and released in September 2010.


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The action takes place in 1938.


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The main character of the game is Marco Rusetto.


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Marco is a member of the Salieri family and is Vincenzo's nephew.


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The plot is based on the fact that by order of Vincenzo Marco goes to Empire Bay in order to find and kill Thomas Angelo.


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Notes


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References


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Question: Who carried out the 2014 Chibok Mass Kidnapping?

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The Chibok mass kidnapping occurred on the night of April 14-15, 2014, when at least 276 schoolgirls, mostly from Christian families, were kidnapped from a public high school in the city Chibok (Borno State, Nigeria).


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Responsibility for the kidnapping was claimed by jihadists from the Takfirist sect Boko Haram operating in northeastern Nigeria.


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On May 6, it became known that eight more schoolgirls had been abducted.


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So far, the hostage crisis has not been resolved, despite all the efforts of the international community.


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219 schoolgirls are held captive by militants [1].


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The Islamist group Boko Haram, which denies education and Christian values, is seeking the creation of an Islamic caliphate in northern Nigeria, inhabited mainly by Muslims.


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In May 2013, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the country and ordered an army operation against militants, as recently their raids have been taking place more often and become more violent.


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Goodluck Jonathan later dismissed the Secretary of Defense and the commanders of the armed forces.


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The authorities' inability to deal with the militants leads to a political crisis.


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More and more supporters of the government are joining the opposition [2].


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By the end of 2013, the Nigerian armed forces, during an anti-terrorist raid, managed to defeat Islamist bases in the city of Maiduguri and further north off the shores of Lake Chad.


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However, disparate groups of militants continue to carry out terrorist attacks and attacks [3].


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In November 2013, Assistant to the President of the United States for Combating Terrorism Lisa Monaco announced the inclusion of Boko Haram in the list of terrorist organizations [4].


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On the night of April 14-15, 2014, militants of the radical Islamist organization Boko Haram attacked a secondary school in the city of Chibok, Borno State in northern Nigeria and kidnapped, according to initial data, more than a hundred schoolgirls [5] [6] [7].


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The school was guarded by soldiers of the Nigerian Armed Forces in anticipation of the annual exams [8].


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Late at night, the militants arrived in trucks, broke into the dormitory and demanded that they be taken to the school warehouse, and that the girls move the food from the warehouse to the trucks, and then order them there to get in.


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The girls were pushed into a bus and two trucks loaded with food and gasoline tanks.


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The convoy passed through three villages, after which one truck broke down and stopped, allowing 10 or 15 girls [9] to jump out of the body and escape into the forest [10].


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Before the militants left, the school building was set on fire [11].


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Later, the data were clarified — at least 234 students were kidnapped [12].


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Later, Nigerian army spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, said that the soldiers had released most of the schoolgirls, without specifying the exact number of girls released, but noted that the fate of only eight of the more than 100 abducted is unknown, and saying that one of the kidnappers was apprehended [13] [14].


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However, the principal of the school where the girls studied did not confirm this information, and, in turn, the governor of Borno State Kashim Shettima said that 52 schoolgirls had already returned to the city of Chibok, without specifying which this is how they managed to escape [15].


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Later, the assistant governor of Borno State said that “only 14 students returned” alive and well, ran away from the kidnappers themselves and were not released as a result of the military operation, thereby denying statements by the army command [16].


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At that time, the militants did not put forward any demands and did not make any statements [17].


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Allegedly, the kidnappers split into several groups, and each of them holds one or two girls.


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Militants are still in the country [18], dispersed in the Sambisa forest with an area of 60,000 km² near the border with Cameroon [19].


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Investigation, search for kidnapped people and related events


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By April 26, clashes between the army and militant groups had intensified near the site of the abduction near the site of Bulanbuli in Borno State in northeastern Nigeria, where Boko Haram bases are located.


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As a result of the fighting, more than 40 terrorists were killed, 44 people were killed and 9 were injured among the servicemen [20].


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May 01—10, 2014


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On May 1, 500 women dressed in red from the organization “Women for Peace and Justice” [21] demanding that the authorities facilitate the release of schoolgirls captured by terrorists and hold The talks marched through the streets of Nigeria's capital Abuja to the National Assembly building to file a complaint to the government about the lack of support for the release of the girls.


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Chibok city elder Pogo Bitrus said that the girls were transported across Lake Chad to Cameroon and then sold there for $15 each.


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Earlier, he said that 43 schoolgirls escaped captivity, and 230 were still in danger.


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Nigerian Interior Minister Abba Moro said that the government could not provide details about the measures taken, as the militants promised to kill the kidnapped [22].


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On May 5, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of girls [23] through a video message in which he said [24] [25] [11]:


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On May 6, at a briefing in Geneva, Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN Human Rights Office, reminded criminals of the absolute international ban on slavery in general and sexual slavery in particular, stressing that the actions of militants can be qualified as crimes against humanity. [26]


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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that the Government was still unaware of the whereabouts of the abducted girls and sought security assistance from the Governments of the United States, France and China [25].


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In response, US State Department spokesman Marie Harf said that the US will help Nigeria counter terrorism through intelligence sharing and provide support “in the form that seems the most suitable” [27].


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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said [28]:


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US President Barack Obama, calling the kidnapping of girls “heartbreaking” and “outrageous” and saying that Boko Haram is “one of the most terrible regional terrorist organizations”, said dispatch to Nigeria of a team of experts including military personnel and specialists in negotiations on the release of hostages [29]:


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US Secretary of State John Kerry said that a coordination center to search for kidnapped schoolgirls is opening at the US embassy in Abuja [30].


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State Department spokesman Jen Psaki said that the center will be attended by experts with relevant experience, whose task is to assist in maintaining investigation, intelligence and negotiation process [31].


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British Prime Minister David Cameron said [32]:


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British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that “we offer practical assistance” [33], adding [34]:


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French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that “President Francois Hollande asked us to contact the President of Nigeria and tell him that our teams of specialists in the region with all necessary funds are transferred to Nigeria's disposal” [24].


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On May 6, Boko Haram kidnapped eight more schoolgirls aged 12 to 15 from the village of Warabe. [35]


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According to Lazarus Musa, a resident of the village, “there were many of them, everyone had weapons. The militants arrived in two cars painted in army colors. They started shooting at our village” [36], and then took the girls in trucks to an unknown destination, taking provisions and several heads of livestock with them [37].


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Later, they attacked a neighboring village and kidnapped 3 more girls [38].


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At night of the same day, militants in armored vehicles attacked the city of Gamboru Ngala in Borno State on the border with Cameroon [39] [40].


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Senator Ahmed Zannu said that a security garrison stationed in the city had left shortly before the attack to pursue militants who kidnapped schoolgirls, said that the attackers “set fire to houses, shops and shot residents who were trying to escape from the fire. It has been confirmed that about 300 people died as a result of the attack [41]. Almost all houses in the city have been destroyed” [42].


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Meanwhile, the government is increasingly criticized by the parents of the kidnapped girls, as, in their opinion, it is not making due efforts to find the children. [


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On May 7, Nigerian police announced a reward of 50 million naira (about $300,000) for information that will help find schoolgirls [12] [44] [45].


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As of May 8, 223 girls were held hostage, 53 managed to escape from captivity.


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At the same time, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that the army does not know where the kidnapped are [46].


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At the same time, their mothers gathered at a school in Chibok, from where the girls were taken away, demanding that the Nigerian authorities immediately launch an operation to release them. [


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At the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said that the kidnapping was a turning point in the fight against Islamist rebels and thanked China, the United States, Britain and France for their help [48], “especially at such a difficult time when the country is facing a terrorist threat”, adding that the assistance will be “a decisive blow to terrorists. I believe the kidnapping of these girls will mark the beginning of the end of terror in Nigeria. If fear forces you to give up the fight, terrorists will be able to celebrate victory” [49].


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On May 8, Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren said that in the coming days a group of military experts of 10 people will fly to Nigeria to help find schoolgirls.


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They will be part of an interdepartmental team consisting of representatives from the State Department and the Department of Justice [50].


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On May 8, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in a telephone conversation with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan expressed deep concern about the fate of the kidnapped schoolgirls.


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The Secretary General's spokeswoman noted that the UN Secretary General “shares the pain of girls' families and the people of Nigeria in such a difficult time for the country”, stressing that “attacks on children and schools are a gross violation of international law and cannot be justified under any circumstances” [51].


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On 8 May, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, announced that the court could consider the case of the kidnapping of schoolgirls.


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According to her, “these actions may constitute crimes that fall under the jurisdiction of the ICC. There is no excuse for doing this. Everything possible must be done to bring to justice those responsible for these terrible acts, either in Nigeria or at the ICC” [52].


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On 9 May, militants blew up a bridge on the outskirts of the city of Gamboru Ngala in Borno State.


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The explosion occurred at a time when local residents were holding a mass funeral ceremony for the victims of the May 5 attack.


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As a result, 30 people were killed [53], and many people may be under the rubble [54].


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At a briefing in Geneva, UN Refugee Office spokesman Adrian Edwards expressed deep concern about the wave of attacks on civilians in Nigeria, the brutality and intensity of these attacks is unprecedented:


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Members of the UN Security Council also condemned the series of attacks carried out by Boko Haram, demanding the immediate release of the schoolgirls they captured.


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On the same day, according to the British Foreign Office, counter-terrorism experts arrived in Nigeria:


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Meanwhile, Amnesty International claims that civilian patrol groups told security forces a few hours before the abduction that Boko Haram members are sent to school, explaining inaction by lack of resources and fear of fighting better armed Islamists [55].


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In particular, human rights activist Susan Flood said that:


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However, Nigerian Information Minister Labaran Maku said that he doubted the validity of Amnesty International's claims, but refused to begin an investigation after the organization's report. [


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According to local residents, militants have already blown up two bridges near the area where schoolgirls were kidnapped in recent days to restrict access to the region and complicate the search for girls [57].


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The international campaign for the release of schoolgirls has begun to gain momentum.


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Mayor Bill de Blasio took part in the solidarity rally in New York.


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A similar demonstration took place in Toronto, Canada [58].


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Borno Governor Kashim Shettima said that he had information about the whereabouts of the kidnapped schoolgirls, without revealing their whereabouts, only saying that he had sent all the information to the military for checks.


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At the same time, he noted that he doubts that the girls were transported to Chad or Cameroon [59].


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Earlier, French President Francois Hollande, during a speech in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, proposed holding a special summit to discuss measures against Boko Haram [60]:


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On May 11, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a telephone conversation with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, expressed his readiness to “assist in the search for girls and the fight against terror, which overwhelmed Nigeria” [62].


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The communiqué of the EU Foreign Affairs Council notes that:


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On May 11, British Prime Minister David Cameron took part in the BBC show Sunday Morning with Andrew Marr on the topic of the kidnapping of schoolgirls.


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Just as the broadcast time came to an end, host Andrew Marr told Cameron: “I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to shut up. I'm really, really sorry we ran out of time.”


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In turn, Cameron, instead of “rolling the stage to the presenter”, apologized to him [63]: “Something hurt me, I apologize” [64].


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On May 12, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video released that the kidnapped schoolgirls would be released in exchange for the release of all arrested militants.


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He also stressed that the girls converted to Islam, and the shooting shows 130 girls wrapped in hijabs and praying in an unidentified rural area [65] [66] [67] [68]:


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In a 17-minute video broadcast to Agence France-Presse, three girls talk about their situation.


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Two say they used to be Christians, and the third says that she has always been a Muslim [69].


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Later, on behalf of the Nigerian government, Interior Minister Abba Moro announced that he would abandon the demands of the militants [70]:


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A spokesman for the US presidential administration said that a manned reconnaissance aircraft is being sent to search for the kidnapped, and that the Nigerian government will be provided with images taken from satellites [71].


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Later, the Minister for Special Assignments in the Nigerian government, Tanimu Turaki, said that if Shekau was sincere, he should send representatives to the talks:


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At that time, there were about 30 experts from the FBI and other law enforcement agencies in Nigeria, helping to conduct a search operation.


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Great Britain, France and China also sent their experts to help the government of the country.


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A team of anti-terrorism specialists from Israel is on the way [62], as Goodluck Jonathan accepted Netanyahu's offer [72].


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Chiboka community leader Dumoma Mpur said that the three girls were identified in the video by their friends and mothers:


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The Governor of Borno State also commented on the video:


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On May 14, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Susan Rice said that the United States is not currently considering providing military assistance to Nigeria to release those captured in hostages of schoolgirls, and the initiative in this case comes from the Nigerian Government:


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On May 14, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his readiness to send troops to Nigeria to release schoolgirls:


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On May 17, British Foreign Secretary William Hague offered to send British specialists to help the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram:


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Hague later tweeted that “a reconnaissance plane flew out of the UK to help Nigeria find the kidnapped schoolgirls” [73].


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A British Air Force reconnaissance aircraft Sentinel R1, with a crew of five and the ability to stay at high altitudes for a long time, took off from Waddington Air Force Base in Lincolnshire to studies of the northern region of Nigeria using three-dimensional images of the area obtained from onboard radars.


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During the operation, the aircraft will be based in Accra, the capital of Ghana [74].


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Later, according to a report from the British Ministry of Defense, the plane made an emergency landing in Senegal due to a recorded technical failure [75].


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On May 17 in Paris, at the summit of leaders of West Africa, representatives of Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin, with the support of the United States, France and the European Union, reached the adoption of a “global and regional action plan” to combat the Boko Haram group, which includes the exchange of information, joint monitoring of borders, coordination of actions in the region, including military operations with the participation of the French military.


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Chadian President Idris Deby said that governments will do everything necessary to resolve the situation and launch a “full-scale war against Boko Haram” [76].


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The summit was organized at the initiative of French President Francois Hollande, who said that:


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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan noted that:


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A few hours before the meeting, 10 employees of a Chinese company were kidnapped in Cameroon and another was killed [77], and in Nigeria, 11 people were killed as a result of a militant attack on a village [78].


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And on May 18, a suicide bomber blew up a car bomb on a crowded street in a Christian district in the city of Kano in northern Nigeria, killing five people and injuring five others. [79]


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On May 21, in a letter to Congress, US President Barack Obama wrote about the dispatch of about 80 troops to Chad as part of an effort to search for kidnapped schoolgirls, to support an air reconnaissance operation against northern Nigeria [80].


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At the same time, the Nigerian Teachers' Union announced that all schools in the country will be closed so that teachers can participate in rallies under the slogan “Bring our girls back” and in memory of the 173 teachers killed militants [81].


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However, the police did not allow the demonstrators to go to the President's residence in Abuja, after which they were read a message from President Goodluck Jonathan, in which he said that the government was doing everything possible for the release of girls [82].


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In an attack on the village of Chikongudo near the city of Gamboru Ngala in northeastern Nigeria, militants killed more than 25 people, burned almost all houses and stole food [83].


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Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the UN Joy Ogu announced an official request from the UN Security Council to include Boko Haram in the list of terrorist organizations associated with al-Qaeda, and impose sanctions against it, including the freezing of assets of entities and individuals associated with the group, a ban on foreign travel, an embargo on arms supplies to them [84].


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During the procedure for considering the application, which lasted three days, none of the other 14 countries in the Security Council objected to such a measure.


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After that, Australia's Permanent Representative to the UN Gary Quinlan, who heads the Security Council Committee on sanctions against al-Qaeda, said that Boko Haram was included in the list of sanctions on al-Qaeda, established by resolution 1267”, due to the presence of irrefutable evidence that members of the group “were trained with al-Qaeda militants in the Islamic Maghreb”, in particular, learned how to create improvised explosive devices”, fought side by side with Islamists in Mali and that “in November 2012, Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau expressed solidarity with Al - Qaeda “in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Syria and other countries” [85].


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Quinlan said that it is difficult to track the group's financial flows, as its members work in the jungle and use cash rather than “complex banking” [86].


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US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said that “today the Security Council took an important step in supporting the Nigerian government's efforts to defeat Boko Haram and engage its leadership, which is responsible for numerous murders, to account for atrocities” [87].


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It became known that a mediator authorized to negotiate met with the leaders of the Boko Haram group and visited the place where the abductees are being held.


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The parties almost agreed to release some of the girls in exchange for the release of arrested members of the group, but the Nigerian government canceled the deal after President Goodluck Jonathan came back from the Paris conference.


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The Nigerian government did not comment on the termination of negotiations, without ruling out the possibility of their resumption. [88]


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Later, Chief of Staff of the Nigerian Air Force Marshal Alex Badeh [89], speaking to demonstrators gathered outside the Ministry of Defense in Abuja to protest against the inaction of the authorities, said that it was possible to locate the abducted schoolgirls without specifying where they were, stating that the use of force to release them was excluded [90]:


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Independent figures Aliya Teshak, Ahmad Salkid and Australian Steve Davis were entrusted to conduct a dialogue with representatives of Boko Haram [91].


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On May 28, Musa Inuva, head of the education department of Borno State, announced the escape of four girls from militant captivity.


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According to him, the number of prisoners now amounts to 219 girls [92].


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On 29 May, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan issued a televised order for a large - scale operation against Boko Haram, allowing the use of “any necessary means, provided by law to ensure the achievement of this goal”:


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On June 4, despite a ban on demonstrations, residents of Abuja took part in a protest on the 50th day after the kidnapping of schoolgirls demanding “Bring our girls back!” to the Government of Nigeria [93].


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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns the kidnapping of schoolgirls and calls for their immediate release, as “the attacks on schools and schoolchildren constitute a gross violation of international humanitarian rights”, and schools “are and should remain safe places where children can learn and grow up in the world” [94].


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Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai, a survivor of an assassination attempt by Taliban militants, said that the kidnappers “fundamentally misinterpret Islam, forgetting that the word “Islam” means “peace.” They have no idea about Islam, they must take the Koran and read it. When I heard about the kidnapping of girls in Nigeria, I felt very sad. I decided that since my sisters are in prison, I should speak for them. How can they capture their own sisters and treat them so inhumanely?” [95].


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On April 23, Nigerian lawyer Ibrahim Abdullahi tweeted the phrase “Bring our girls back”, which was uttered by World Bank representative Obi Ezekwesili at an event under the auspices of UNESCO


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The phrase began to spread as a hashtag calling on Nigerian authorities to facilitate the release of the kidnapped, shared by former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and an official UN account.


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Angelina Jolie, an American actress and Goodwill Ambassador of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, also did not ignore this event:


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Michelle Obama, the wife of the US President, also took part in this international campaign.


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Twitter's official microblog posted a photo of her holding a sign with the hashtag “Bring our girls back” (English: #BringBackOurGirls).


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The accompanying message states that:


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Our prayers are with missing girls in Nigeria and their families.


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It's time to get our girls back.


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Later, Michelle Obama delivered a weekly presidential address in place of Barack Obama on the eve of Mother's Day, celebrated in the United States on May 11, saying that the kidnapping of schoolgirls, which is part of a campaign to the intimidation of girls around the world seeking education “outraged and saddened” us, citing the case of Malala Yousafzai as an example, said:


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At the same time, there is an opinion that all this is couch activism.


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According to Mkeki Mut, the uncle of one of the kidnapped girls:


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Being a representative of an impoverished noble family, Bunin began an independent life early.


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In his youth, he worked in newspapers, stationery, and traveled a lot.


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The first of Bunin's published works was the poem “Over the grave of S. ME. Nadson” (1887); the first collection of poems was published in 1891 in Orel.


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In 1903, he received the Pushkin Prize for his book “Leaf Fall” and the translation of The Song of Hiawatha; in 1909 he was again awarded this award for the 3rd and 4th volumes of the Collection of Works.


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In 1909 he was elected Honorary Academician in the category of fine literature of the Imperial St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences.


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Since 1920 he lived in France.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Author of the novel “Life of Arsenyev”, the novels “Sukhodol”, “Village”, “Mitina's Love”, the short stories “Mr. from San Francisco”, “Light Breath”, “Antonov Apples”, diary entries “Cursed Days” and others works.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

In 1933, Ivan Bunin won the Nobel Prize in Literature for “the strict skill with which he develops the traditions of Russian classical prose.”


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

He died in 1953 and was buried in Sainte-Genevieve-des-Bois Cemetery.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Bunin's works have been repeatedly filmed.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

The writer's image is embodied in Alexey Uchitel's film “His Wife's Diary”.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Origin, family


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Ivan Alekseevich Bunin is a representative of a noble family that dates back to the 15th century and had a coat of arms included in the “General Armorial of the Noble Tribes of the All-Russian Empire” (1797).


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Among the writer's relatives were poetess Anna Bunina, writer Vasily Zhukovsky and other figures of Russian culture and science.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Ivan Alekseevich's great-great-grandfather, Semyon Afanasyevich, served as Secretary of the State Patrimonial Collegium [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

His great-grandfather, Dmitry Semenovich, resigned with the rank of titular counselor [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

His grandfather, Nikolai Dmitrievich, served for a short time in the Voronezh Chamber of the Civil Court, then he was engaged in household chores in the villages that he inherited after the property division [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

The writer's father, landowner Alexey Nikolaevich Bunin (1827—1906), did not receive a good education: after graduating from the first grade of the Oryol gymnasium, he left his studies, and at the age of sixteen got a job to the office of the Provincial Assembly of Nobility.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

As part of the Yelets militia squad, he participated in the Crimean campaign.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Ivan Alekseevich recalled his father as a man who had remarkable physical strength, hot and generous at the same time: “His whole being was... imbued with a sense of his lordly origin.”


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Despite his dislike for learning that has taken root since his adolescence, he “read everything that came to hand with great pleasure” until old age [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Returning home from a campaign in 1856, Alexey Nikolaevich married his cousin Lyudmila Alexandrovna Chubarova (1835 (?) — 1910) [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Unlike her energetic, temperamental husband (who, according to the writer, “drank terribly at times, although he did not have... a single typical feature of an alcoholic”), she was a gentle, gentle, pious woman; it is possible that her impressionability was passed on to Ivan Alekseevich [2].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

In 1857, the first child, son Julius, appeared in the family, and in 1858, son Eugene.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

In total, Lyudmila Alexandrovna gave birth to nine children, five of whom died in early childhood [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Childhood and adolescence


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Ivan Alekseevich was born in Voronezh, in house No. 3 on Bolshaya Dvoryanskaya Street, owned by the provincial secretary Anna Germanovskaya, who rented rooms to tenants [3].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

The Bunin family moved to the city from the village in 1867 to give gymnasium education to their eldest sons Yulia and Yevgeny [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

According to the writer, his childhood memories were associated with Pushkin, whose poems were read aloud by everyone in the house — both parents and brothers [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

At the age of four, Bunin and his parents moved to his family estate on the Butyrki farm of the Yelets Uyezd [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Thanks to Nikolai Osipovich Romashkov, a student at Moscow University, the boy became addicted to reading; home education also included language teaching (including special attention was devoted to Latin) and drawing.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Among the first books Bunin read on his own were Homer's Odyssey and a collection of English poetry [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

In the summer of 1881, Alexey Nikolaevich brought his youngest son to the Yelets Men's Gymnasium.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

In a petition addressed to the director, my father wrote: “I wish to educate my son Ivan Bunin in the educational institution entrusted to you”; in an additional document, he promised to pay a timely fee for “the right teachings” and notify about changes in the boy's place of residence.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

After passing the entrance exams, Bunin was enrolled in the 1st grade [1].


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

At first, Ivan Alekseevich, together with his friend Egor Zakharov, lived in the house of Yelets bourgeois Byakin, who charged 15 rubles a month from each of the tenants.


Question: Who was Ivan Alekseevich Bunin's father?

Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin

Later, the high school student moved to a cemetery sculptor, then changed his home twice more [2].