Submitted by Spirited-Focus-7312 t3_xtrvg3 in dataisbeautiful
dksjao10 t1_iqsur6g wrote
Reply to comment by Ramental in [OC] Top 10 Richest Russian Oligarchs in 2022 and their links to Putin by Spirited-Focus-7312
Well, in any country you have a lot of incentive to get involved with the government that is why GR is important for multinational companies. Government often brings a lot of money (Tesla, SpaceX) and it may also create a lot of problems (GDPR). Putin connection is the best form GR in Russia. Melnichenko on that graph is a clear indication that it wasn’t a necessary condition (he was neutral to Putin and stayed rich). Khodorkovsky is an indication that you couldn’t be against Putin and stay an oligarch. I am not expert, I just tell you more information will be better for a bigger picture.
Think about this. There is a regime change (new government is not communist), many people on the list will try to create good relationship with new government, so some oligarchs (those who succeeded) will become even richer (longer existence, longer/better GR, more money). However, their wealth would be possible to decompose into several parts: Yeltsin effect, Putin effect, New government effect.
P.S. GR doesn’t mean corruption per se. GR has legal forms as well, although current Russian GR is mostly corruption
Ramental t1_iqswezx wrote
It all boils down to what "link" means on this graph. Is receiving a grant qualifies as a link? I'd assume it's not enough, but maybe? Is having Putin as a father-in-law for your children? What about the government co-owning shares in your company?
We'd need to look at that first, but it doesn't look like OP answered this question, so I don't have sufficient information to either agree or disagree with your views.
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