Russia's Addiction

Argues that the Russia's addiction to oil and gas are a comparable to a physiological compulsion - the country understands that it is destroying itself by continuing down this road, but is unable to stop. The authors investigate the country's dependence on oil, and how Putin manages to run his corrupt system, focusing on keeping oligarchs happy and expecting their full support in return.

Sustine ca dependenta Rusiei de petrol si gaze este comparabila cu o constrangere fiziologica - tara intelege ca se autodistruge continuand pe acest drum, dar nu poate sa se opreasca. Autorii investigheaza dependenta tarii de petrol si cum Putin reuseste sa conduca sistemul sau corupt, concentrandu-se pe mentinerea fericita a oligarhilor si asteptand in schimb sprijinul lor deplin.