• StugStig@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    Remind me again why were Russians forced to adopt a system were business elites could use their capital to exert political power.

    That wasn’t public money.

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      1 year ago

      Erm, Putin made it law in the late 90s that 50% of the wealthiest Russian oligarch’s wealth would be under his control. It was their money, they kept the profits, but Putin directed their spending.

      Now, Russian oligarchs invest in political enterprise all over the world, more than almost any other nation (excluding the USA, which is simply wealthier).