1. How many Oligarch 'families/clans' exist in Russia?
Officially, on the books? No one has a great factual number to throw around. Prior to 1990....none existed.
Today? If you count situations where Oligarch kids married out of the group....I suspect there might be over 2,500 separate Oligarch 'families' in existence.
So you kinda wonder....as each week passed and their lifestyle lessened....how's the stability of the families, and how many of them have exited some door to Cyprus, Dubai, or some third-world country?
2. How many Russian generals turned into 'Oligarch-like' clans, over this thirty-year period?
3. Switzerland is hinting that it'll shut down private Russian accounts.....you know....the Oligarch accounts (chatter from past two weeks). They don't mean a continued freeze....they mean the end of the account, period. Just what is the situation going toward, and where could you move your money....in a hurry....avoiding bringing the money back to Russia? Flush it toward Dubai? Aim toward Kenya or South Africa? Where could you flush trillion-odd dollars, and feel it would be safe? If Venezuela said it'd be safe to bring the money there....would you be stupid enough to trust them?
4. What's the mentality of a thousand-odd Oligarch guys....seeing their ship 'sink' and realize they may never get that rich feeling again....in their life times?
5. Finally, if you were a Russian calling up your cellphone provider....bitching about service in your area of town, and were told....x-number of towers are out because of a parts issue (parts were Spanish or French-made) and that half the technicians either got drafted back into service (the Reservists) or that they exited the country last month to avoid being drafted.....how would you feel about crappy non-existent service....that you pay a monthly fee for?
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