Yep! When the Soviet Union fell I was really hopeful. Help them set up some business training, trade, etc. Bush Sr. and Clinton sure dropped the ball on that.
I know several US firms tried to make some headway, but by the time they were allowed in the Russian mob was already in big time and had a lot of control. Just our firms on their own wouldn’t have been able to make it.
Interesting observation. It’s an aspect of Russia I hadn’t taken into consideration.
The USSR so corrupted the human condition, that freedom brought on a bunch of problems that it shouldn’t have.
Too bad.
That’s a terrible atmosphere to live in.