Re:Report: 110 people own 35% of Russia's wealth
by mseebach on Thursday October 10, 2013 @09:57AM
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Enriching yourself on stolen goods - even when you've enlisted state power to legalise the stealing - isn't very accurately described as capitalism, hyper or otherwise.
Being super-rich in Russia is all about receiving privileges from the regime in exchange for loyalty. Ceasing your loyalty has consequences:
Being super-rich in Russia is all about receiving privileges from the regime in exchange for loyalty. Ceasing your loyalty has consequences:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_Berezovsky_(businessman)