Re:Mikhail Gorbachev has died
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday August 30, 2022 @07:05PM
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> with the help and active involvement of the West
Yes, many ascendants had contact with the West. It’s how they played the game so well at the start of shock therapy. In most cases, they hired the right consultants who helped them do things like hoover up shares from people who didn’t know better to build a controlling stake. But to get to that point, they’d already accumulated assets.
The West enabled the rise of Russia’s oligarchs. But it didn’t mint them.
Yes, many ascendants had contact with the West. It’s how they played the game so well at the start of shock therapy. In most cases, they hired the right consultants who helped them do things like hoover up shares from people who didn’t know better to build a controlling stake. But to get to that point, they’d already accumulated assets.
The West enabled the rise of Russia’s oligarchs. But it didn’t mint them.