David Hoffman: In the '90s, Russia's tax laws were impossible to obey w/ taxes of 110% [The Oligarchs] @NPR @PBS @NYT http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: State capitalism simply could not substitute for a real market. [The Oligarchs] Russia @HistoryChannel http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: There is a powerful link between a weak state, corruption and authoritarianism. Russia [The Oligarchs] http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: Russian oligarchs organized an avalanche of dirty tricks that aided Yeltsin in his re-election. Putin http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: The '98 crash helped the ascent of Vladimir Putin who eventually moved to crush Russian oligarchs. @NPR http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: All Russian oligarchs r driven, gutsy, savvy and ruthless. Putin @JoeTrippi @katiecouric @DylanRatigan http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: Boris Berezovsky was the most ambitious among the Russian Oligarchs. @KremlinRussia_E @i_Russia @CNBC http://dld.bz/Jxnk

David Hoffman: In the '90s, Russian drivers would offer bribes to traffic officers 95% of the time, outright. Oligarchs http://dld.bz/Jxnk