It is vital for Russia to normalize relations with the rest of the world. You shouldn't isolate your economy

I tell my children that a man like Bill Gates has a personal fortune of $100 billion. They can't even comprehend that. Then I explain that he has more money than some countries.

Workers are not being exploited. But if their share of growth doesn't increase, this could be a potential cause of social tension worldwide.

Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

Cash is very easy to hide. It's easy to hoard. It's easy to move, especially these large bills.

... far more people make a living as professional chess players today than ever before. Thanks partly to the availability of computer programs and online matches, there has been a mini-boom in chess interest among young people in many countries.

If you didn't have employers able to pay off the books and off the record safely in cash, you wouldn't have illegal immigration on nearly the scale that we do.