Thank you for an extremely detailed write up, I wasn’t aware of this chapter in post-Soviet history. It’s interesting to consider, the Soviet economy had endem

Thank you for an extremely detailed write up, I wasn’t aware of this chapter in post-Soviet history. It’s interesting to consider, the Soviet economy had endemic corruption which Russia still faces today. Would spending roughly 200 billion in 1991 to support reconstruction in Russia have resulted in any change to the Russian oligarchy? Or would the money have gone in and reappeared elsewhere? Or would the money have supported those who wanted a strong Russian Society and prevented the rise of the oligarchy?