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At the very least let’s start calling them what they are: oligarchs. Never understood why we reserve that term for Russians.
by padjo 4y ago
At the very least let’s start calling them what they are: oligarchs.
Never understood why we reserve that term for Russians.
- danpalmer 4y agoI think because it became synonymous with the specific things that happened around the fall of the Soviet Union that caused them to rise to power. Not saying it’s right! But that was a very specific and rare set of circumstances that maybe deserves it’s own recognition.