Corruption in russia is the same as the west in my opinion. Here I can pay 50 euros to get my pasport next day, get a nice receipt and all. In russia you pass the government guy 50 euros under the table and the same happens.<br>Oligarchs, the big business decide the politics. Here the same happens with lobbyist. <br>It's all the same but deemed ''legal and official'' because it's written on a piece of paper.