Russian Mafia Superhitman: Alexander Solonik

The Underworld Podcast

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The 1990's in Moscow were the glory days of Russian organized crime. Emerging out of the downfall of communism, wannabe oligarchs and gangsters turned the country into a free-for-all as they fought for control. And no where, is more deadly than Moscow. In 1992, there was 2,500 murders in Moscow alone. There’s a lot of action, and everyone wants a piece of that action. Problem is, sometimes two people wanted a piece of that same action. In Moscow, in 1993, they didn't go to the courts. They went to the hired killers. And the most infamous of those hitman was Alexander Solonik. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	Jan Marselech was a model of German corporate success.
0:36.9	It seemed so damn simple for him.
0:39.5	Also, it turned out, a fraudster.
0:42.7	Where does the money come from?
0:44.5	That was something that I always was questioning myself.
0:47.5	But what if I told you that was the least interesting thing about him?
0:50.7	His secret office was less than 500 meters down the road. I often ask myself
0:56.1	now, did I know the true Jan at all? Certain things in my life since then have gone terribly wrong.
1:04.2	I don't know if they followed me to my home. It looks like the ingredients of a really grand spy story
1:10.7	because this ties together the Cold War with the new one. It looks like the ingredients of a really grand spy story.
1:14.3	Because this ties together the Cold War with the new one.
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