Brother, the rich people in the USSR were literally throwing each other out of windows, and killing each other to consolidate wealth. Same with the Mexican cartels. They had to kill all the other oligarchs to become the real oligarchs. Please learn your history before you get sassy with random comments. You’re like a child walking into the middle of a movie.

Actually, Russia has vast natural resources, but much of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of oligarchs. The post-communist period in Russia was marked by violent power struggles between oligarchs, often involving private militias or hired hitmen targeting rival businessmen. Perhaps it just wasn’t as visible in the US.

BTW, do not forget that most rich men in the US (Elon, Mark, Jeff) are rich on paper (stock market, company shares), while Russian millionaires have real physical control over resources or industries (eg Vladimir Potanin - rare earth elements, Vagit Alekperov - oil, Leonid Mikhelson - gas).