In the face of growing corruption, graft, and prosecution, the newest generation of Russian entrepreneurs are leaving the country in numbers not seen since the fall of the Soviet empire.
The past three years have seen more than 1.25 million Russians emigrations, most of them young businesspeople and members of the middle-class, according to Time.
Corruption is a way of life in Russia, but a recent article lays out just how extreme the situation's become. Time's Simon Shuster describes 22-year-old Alexei Terentev, who graduated from one of Moscow's elite universities, and began a start-up in his parent's apartment.
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Author:Robert Johnson
