A rather fascinating article by Anton Troianovski in The New York Times on Dubai, the new capital of Russian corruption and a city of many miracles. A bit from me there, on the emerging contour of the new intra-elite agreement. НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН, РАСПРОСТРАНЕН И (ИЛИ) НАПРАВЛЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ (НАИМЕНОВАНИЕ, ФАМИЛИЯ, ИМЯ ОТЧЕСТВО (ПРИ НАЛИЧИИ), СОДЕРЖАЩАЯСЯ В РЕЕСТР ИНОСТРАННЫХ АГЕНТОВ) ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА (НАИМЕНОВАНИЕ, ФАМИЛИЯ, ИМЯ, ОТЧЕСТВО (ПРИ НАЛИЧИИ), СОДЕРЖАЩАЯСЯ В РЕЕСТР ИНОСТРАННЫХ АГЕНТОВ) "The presence of wealthy Russians in Dubai at a time when they have been largely cut off from the West shows how Mr. Putin has been able to maintain the social contract that is key to his domestic support: In exchange for loyalty, those close to power can amass enormous riches. In fact, one political scientist, Ekaterina Schulmann, said Mr. Putin has been signaling to businessmen that he is prepared to remove still more obstacles to enrichment. A recent law, for example, frees lawmakers from having to make public their income and property. “Yes, we’ve cut you off from the First World, but things won’t get any worse for you,” Ms. Schulmann said, describing how she sees Mr. Putin’s revised contract with the elite. “First of all, there are many other countries that are friendly to us. Second, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to get even richer, and we will no longer prosecute you for corruption.”" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/world/europe/russia-dubai-ukraine-war.html?unlocked_article_code=Dc9BG5Vq1ULbFaJmfML2drzGXoAjk-_KGbY791NXVfZt5FJ_woEPE7ia5kqnS5Dc82008YGZz4dgHjuEhX2IGOPBLxjYKT52DiavFCj-ZLEMv8Pnk-_GW311_6AL4s6ZTqg5qov1Qhsm2PJNelfCl8UAn8lO-YH4tleH3uw59UMNfJoEdhOs43IrgSq9P1EoI32R2qt-lQndcV-drs7QsVEoebETZ9gIt4DpyI41fXVhQLiKwZ6QSjQmViFTd4nefGdqBohl700k98-sdRNnoSjQDGCdQG1LBztqNgvrOdNbKPAQASCjOIvNFh7KGa2yu4FUk9tkEYFhgek4TFnh1GBlg0o85EU&smid=url-share