Russia is a country which had always caught up attention of the the world's investors. The large number of companies, the business culture, the huge market, and vast natural resources are now more than ever on the top of the list of the wisest moneymakers.
Right after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the communism and long before the use of the BRIC term, the launching of Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) has boosted the Russian economic take off...
The father of modern economics (Adam Smith), Ronald Reagan, economists Milton Friedman, Wall Street titan Ivan Boesky and students who take economics classes all say that greed is good.
Certainly, the Soviet - or post office worker - mentality of not working very hard because you won't get more money for it stifles productivity and innovation.