I suspect the right amount of stealing was flying under radar and was a bit like salary - I think Russian economy at that time was in a certain sense included that into the system, like, an official sent to manage a region would _of course_ "feed" from that region.
Also, I strongly suspect Peter was more like "do not create problems for my projects" than "do not break any laws".
Re: Peter
Date: 2019-09-26 11:03 am (UTC)Also, I strongly suspect Peter was more like "do not create problems for my projects" than "do not break any laws".