‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia’ contains an all star cast that includes oligarchs, siloviki, Chekists, and Rossiyskaya mafiya. Special guest star, Oleg Deripaska, makes an appearance as a ‘special case’ along with a brief appearance by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Sanctions is brought to you by Vampire Communism and the Bolshevik Biscuit Company, with special thanks to Nikolai Patrushev, Igor Sechin, Yuriy Zaostrovtsev, Viktor Ivanov, Boris Gryzlov, Sergei Ivanov, Vladimir Ustinov, Sergei Stepashin, Sergei Pugachov, Nikolai Negodov, Vladimir Yakunin, Konstantin Romodanovsky and Viktor Cherkesov. – The Editors There’s been a great deal of discussion in the press, … Continue reading Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia (starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg Deripaska)