Thanks to Vedomosti, I came across a brilliant quote from Plenipotentiary Envoy Khloponin from a week ago. *"Hitler came to power on the back of fighting corruption. Let’s not forget that. Let’s not elevate the fight against corruption to the level of a political doctrine. It is a socio-economic task," the envoy said. *There you have it. Hitler. So, fearing Hitler’s return, Khloponin keeps quiet about corruption and talks more and more about developing beach tourism in Dagestan. Just like in the old joke about the man who keeps clapping his hands to scare away flying crocodiles. There really are no crocodiles, so the method must be working. And as for that line in Vedomosti saying that "Khloponin doesn’t take bribes," I’ll say just one thing: I have a client who keeps wondering whether or not to publish documents about how procurement was handled at Norilsk Nickel back when Khloponin was running the company. If he decides to publish them, I’ll entertain you with some fascinating stories. You’ll die laughing. The so-called Effective Managers there were so bad there was nowhere left to stamp them. And as for you, Mr. Khloponin, I would advise you to stop spouting what you yourself know perfectly well is called:
