BBC: Why Russia locks up so many entrepreneurs
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Same shit is going on here in Croatia in last 20 years... Corruption, theft, etc... All people hate entrepreneurs here... If you say entrepreneur, it is like you said thief or fraudster...
This, I should have mentioned. Being a "businessman" is actually a bad thing in Russia. First, many were raised and taught in school that capitalism is bad, and are extremely jaded by what happened in the 1990s, when a few robber barron types stole most of the country's businesses for basically nothing. This was also a period of non-stop economic dysfunction where many people got scammed hard, including my family. When I told them I was starting a business, which isn't even the correct way to describe affiliate marketing as I have come to realize, I was mostly met with pessimistic and cynical responses by my family. It's not even seen as a career option there, the few people that truly become "entrepreneurs" almost have to start somewhere with criminal elements.
RE: The article: If I showed this data to my Russian family I'd say their responses would probably be - well, they should have just kept their head down and worked a normal job like everyone else, everyone knows business is risky and they were probably scamming people or doing something illegal.
Its possible to run a business in Russia. My aunt owns 3 stores. I'm not sure if she had anyone killed, but I do know she paid a group of people outside the government to keep things smooth. I imagine it would be hard to take her territory for someone starting out.
Russians have one of highest concentrations of Millionairess in America. We like business and were not lazy, but our system sucks balls.
Russians have one of highest concentrations of Millionairess in America. We like business and were not lazy, but our system sucks balls.