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To: tejek who wrote (407744)	8/18/2008 2:35:16 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573867

Russia isn't like China. All Russia's wealth comes from extractive industries - they produce nothing. In a way, they are the ultimate (R)'s. I think they'll just return to the Czarist system.

To: tejek who wrote (407744)	8/18/2008 4:00:17 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573867

"Speaking of which, did you know the current Putin replacement was formerly the president of Gazprom?" No. Not surprised though. "Will the bastard be fascism or communism.....we should know in a few months?" Probably won't be communism, at least not like it was before. At this stage of the game, it hardly matters. Russia will be authoritarian with Putin pulling the strings. Nationalizing the resources is going to happen. The current owners don't know how the game is played and figure that, because they are rich, they have just as many rights to the strings.