The Tsars were overthrown during the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. Russia is no stranger to corruption and United Russia should be mindful of its consequences. Russia's problem with corruption is shared throughout the old Eurasian Soviet states, with Kazakhstan and Ukraine tied at 131 each. Despite that, old-school politics remains and in Ukraine, like Russia, old habits die hard. Josef Stalin was Russia's dictator from 1922 to 1952, the longest serving leader of Soviet Russia.

Source: Forbes March 26, 2017 20:04 UTC