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Oligarchs backed by the west in many cases. Note how Russia was a cuddly uncle all the years under Yeltsin, while the oligarchs ran rampant. Then came Putin,
by digi_owl 9y ago
Oligarchs backed by the west in many cases.
Note how Russia was a cuddly uncle all the years under Yeltsin, while the oligarchs ran rampant.
Then came Putin, the oligarchs were beaten into submission, and suddenly Russia was back as the big bad bear.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoWhy does Russia try to blame The west for this and their other problems rather than trying to take some responsibility for their own affairs? No, the Russian oligarchs plundering Russia was not a CIA plot, Clinton and Bush weren’t the masterminds of it, and there was little the west could do in preventing this from happening, because they had no control over Russia. Likewise, Russia’s problems today are not the west’s fault, no matter how much Putin tries to claim otherwise.
- avaika 9y agoFrom this perspective it's the same under Putin, just different people. They just make it look like it's not and massively brainwash people in every possible way. GDP goes down. Money flow out of country is growing. Poverty over the country. Corruption in every political institution (even on highest level). Speech freedom is dying (there are just a few media who still are brave enough to criticize the government).
- dgudkov 9y ago>the oligarchs were beaten into submission Only those that politically opposed Putin. The rest thrived.