OTOH, I feel that the kleptocracy in Russia is one of the few that can work towards long term results. For example, in India, leaders work on a standard 5 year

OTOH, I feel that the kleptocracy in Russia is one of the few that can work towards long term results. For example, in India, leaders work on a standard 5 year electoral cycle, and thus have to show results in that time - which leads to very short-termist thinking on their part, which might be very damaging to Indian interests in the long-term. I imagine that the Russian rulers do not have to worry about the 4/5/6 year electoral cycles, because they know that they can rig the results and come back to power, and so they can decisions that will bear fruit over the long term instead.