Chapter 5 RUSSIA AND THE POST-SOVIET STATES

Energy Revenues and Corruption Increase in Russia

After watching the Energy Revenues and Corruption Increase in Russia video, consider the questions below. Then "submit" your response.

1. Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves now rank as the world's

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

2. According to Vladimir Putin, one of Russia's most serious obstacles to development is

The enormous distances in the country

Outdated factories

State farms

Corruption

3. Georgi Satarov says that the reason Russian corruption grew so much is

A tradition of lack of effective government

A lack of private enterprise

Lack of control over bureaucracy

A poorly educated public

4. The best example of corruption in Russia is

Traffic police

The office that issues birth certificates

Gas station attendants

Driver's license examiners