As in Soviet times, the main task of today’s ruling elite – Putin and his former KGB associates – is to preserve their tight-knit political and economic regime, built for their personal control and material benefit.
Como en los tiempos soviéticos, la tarea principal de la elite gobernante de hoy -Putin y sus ex socios de la KGB- consiste en preservar muy unido su régimen político y económico, creado para su control personal y su beneficio material.