Why do we live so poorly? Is it because we are lazy, because of corruption, or, still, because we do not own capital and do not know how to be a rentier?
“If Russia did not have oil and, as a result, gas, then our country would have long lived according to post-industrial laws, it would have been competitive on the world market, we would have had a developed and strong economy. If we have a practically free resource, a parasitic attitude is formed towards it. We can do whatever we want with our politics and economy, because as long as there is oil, we will stand on our feet.”
“If Russia did not have oil and, as a result, gas, then our country would have long lived according to post-industrial laws, it would have been competitive on the world market, we would have had a developed and strong economy. If we have a practically free resource, a parasitic attitude is formed towards it. We can do whatever we want with our politics and economy, because as long as there is oil, we will stand on our feet.”