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timeletsQuestion: How do you explain, from an economic and/or historical perspective, Putin's recent proposal to arbitrate disputes between the Russian business community and the country's law-enforcement agencies?
Answer: In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire invaded and conquered Rus, imposing taxes on the local population. After that, the Great Khan of the empire had become the ultimate arbiter in tax disputes between the locals and the Khan's occupying force.
Putin's recent proposal represents the president's sincere desire to restore in Russia that glorious ancient tradition of the Mongol Empire.
Answer: In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire invaded and conquered Rus, imposing taxes on the local population. After that, the Great Khan of the empire had become the ultimate arbiter in tax disputes between the locals and the Khan's occupying force.
Putin's recent proposal represents the president's sincere desire to restore in Russia that glorious ancient tradition of the Mongol Empire.
