This was in the related article that talked about how Putin muscled his way into the company before Durov sold off his shares: "It essentially means that there

This was in the related article that talked about how Putin muscled his way into the company before Durov sold off his shares: "It essentially means that there's a glass ceiling to how big you can grow your company, and how influential your company can be in the Russian internet space before the government begins to take interest in it," http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/31/5363990/how-putins-cronies-seized-control-over-russias-facebook-pavel-durov-vk http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/31/5363990/how-putins-cronies... Isn't this how it's always been in Russia?