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Why was Russia's transition from Communism to capitalism so hard?

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These so-called “oligarchs” would use some of their newly acquired wealth to help finance Yeltsin's re-election campaign. Yeltsin would win the election and remain in power until failing health forced him to appoint a successor - Vladimir Putin.

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