How Did Russia’s Oligarchs Rise to Power?

The term ‘Russian oligarch’ has recently been in the headlines. But what exactly is an oligarch? An oligarch is not just someone who is rich. It is also a person with political ties and influence. How did these Russian oligarchs get their influence? To answer that, we need to look at how oligarchs arose.

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[nokaut]

Calling Oligarchs only and specially to russians billionaires is a kind of stigmatized word..
There is many oligarchs in USA and UK, from anglosaxon origin

[oiybmmh]

Life is a process of perfecting ourselves.
We should make the most of our lives,
doing service for the benefit of
other sentient beings.

[padx]

we need to normalise calling US oligarchs what they are

[areuaware]

Same way the US oligarchs came to power.

[gideongodwinakpabli]

Tell us how American Oligarchs rise to the top.