[GK3]

Made those deals with the devil...devil always gets his due.

Being in the Gas Business seems particularly dangerous.

The Russian People are to me, an enigma.  How can a country which has produced so many unique and gifted intellects, stumble from one oppressor to another? The Czars were replaced by Lenin and Stalin and now they have been replaced by Putin. There is a lot of interesting material here, if you have access. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2501050
There is also food for thought here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/860241

[GK3]

Made those deals with the devil...devil always gets his due.

Being in the Gas Business seems particularly dangerous.

The Russian People are to me, an enigma.  How can a country which has produced so many unique and gifted intellects, stumble from one oppressor to another? The Czars were replaced by Lenin and Stalin and now they have been replaced by Putin. There is a lot of interesting material here, if you have access. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2501050
There is also food for thought here: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/860241