Many people overlook one moral problem we have in the post-Soviet Union countries. Business, money making of any kind in general and just about any life efforts apart from "struggling for the victory of Communism", were portrayed by Commies as inherently evil. Young generation is not affected by it directly, but they life in a culture that was, and so the deal is, when you are into money making, you are free from any moral barriers - it's same thing as crime (and quite literally, doing most business you have to commit actual crime because the markets - prevalent prices - will not let you work lawfully, as everyone is breaking laws). I seen very serious people wearing suits, with absolutely no kind of criminal record or intentions, saying in a friendly conversations things like "it's a business, moral things aren't applicable here".
As a side note, working with people from high-trust societies is always a fun experience - they struggle to understand how you can productively cooperate and be on best terms with people for many years not trusting them a tad bit. The idea that in Russia people live that way all their lives, sometimes even with their spouses and parents, is just perplexing to them :)
As a side note, working with people from high-trust societies is always a fun experience - they struggle to understand how you can productively cooperate and be on best terms with people for many years not trusting them a tad bit. The idea that in Russia people live that way all their lives, sometimes even with their spouses and parents, is just perplexing to them :)