Georgii:
"The question whether half, two thirds or the entire Russian economy is
controlled by organized crime is meaningless." I shouldn't quote out of
context but this is a gem!
"The category of crime is largely irrelevant." Another gem.
"Curiously, neither Andrey nor Nikolai are particularly preoccupied with
crime." I'd like to hear from Andrey and Nikolai on that statement...
"Fortunately, the daily-life violence in Russia isn't higher than in large
American cities." Really true? Of course, the mafia DOES prefer nonviolent
methods of making money.
"Of course, it is more dangerous to be a banker." Well, that's something
at least to be grateful for.
Probably I am not comprehending your (Georgii's) argument because it is
presented in that obscure Ciscaucasian language called "Sociologese."
We geographers speak more clearly although we say nothing worth listening
to.
Jim Blaut