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>>17656113

>In a world of beggars the man with the one vodka bottle is king for a day ...

>>17516387

>they lack a non-corrupt functional economy

Yeah I did not address that since it appears to be an integral "design feature" of Russia! Though I have to say I see the big Western corporates approach the same level of shady shit by now ... here we call it "lobbying", over there it is the all-time classic suitcase full of Rubles. Same principle, only that different pockets are stuffed. Have to grease the right palms over here, have to grease the right palms over there for any bigger project. Post-Soviet incompetency on the administrational level is their true problem, not so much corruption if we speak in comparison. They lack proper mid-tier management staff who actually would give a crap about productiveness and efficiency. If all Russians would suddenly turn into German autists over night they would be unstoppable ... but as it is they won't achieve that much.