THE PROFESSIONAL CLASS FLEES RUSS

摘要

A new generation of exiles is fleeing Russia, and they're well-heeled and educated. Business-people, lawyers, accountants, and bankers say they're leaving the country after being robbed and threatened with false arrest by crooked law-enforcement officials. Exact numbers on the exodus are difficult to pin down, but it's safe to say that thousands of well-to-do Russian professionals now living abroad don't dare return to their homeland for fear that the state's representatives will throw them in jail for the crime of making an honest profit. Police are believed to be colluding with organized criminals to seize control of legitimate businesses.