A person who fits a profile:<p>- Born in Russia<p>- Speaks Russian<p>- Holds or used to be holding Russian passport<p>- Does not really consider oneself Russian or answers &quot;I&#x27;m Russian, but&quot;<p>- Does not respect Russians, not really, but knows what&#x27;s better for them<p>- Probably has ancestors who were important Soviet officials, often in some now-independent Republics<p>- Liberal political outlook but ends up backing Putinism when acting<p>- Probably owns something in London, Miami, Nice<p>- Family members living in aforementioned locations<p>- Probably sits in government or duma or connected to such officials<p>- In a position for which it&#x27;s hard to reason if they are competent and how their life trajectory landed them there<p>That&#x27;s the people who run &amp; own Russia for all its sorry state.