
Corruption, Nepotism, budget shortfalls, and Failing Upwards in Putin's RussiaTochnyi Associate and Russian economy specialist Stainimir Dobrev talks with Joseph about a Fiscal Budget pressure cooker going on in one of Russia's top Coal-producing regions.
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