Thank you for a clear view of Russian leadership and political culture: Russia has muddled through centuries of authoritarian regimes, corruption and violence. Having visited there once (1986), I wonder what these "friendly and hospitable" people might be capable of achieving if they could have a few decades or so of true democracy and non-corrupt open markets.
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Thank you for a clear view of Russian leadership and political culture: Russia has muddled through centuries of authoritarian regimes, corruption and violence. Having visited there once (1986), I wonder what these "friendly and hospitable" people might be capable of achieving if they could have a few decades or so of true democracy and non-corrupt open markets.