Sunday, 22 April 2007

Talkin' bout a revolution (again)?

BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Moscow's suburb for billionaires: "How exactly these people have got hold of such vast wealth in such a short time is a very good question, and one many ordinary Russians would like answered."

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""They're all thieves," she said. "All that money is stolen from the people."

It's a view millions of Russians would agree with. Fifteen years ago everything in Russia was owned by the state. Today a quarter of Russia's economy is owned by 36 men. "

First time I have seen the question posed as clearly as this in a mainstream media article. What gives...

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