Zaichenko makes no bones about the club's dual purpose. A chapter is composed of 15 or 20 people who get together regularly to pray, support each other and share concerns about ethical behavior. You don't have to be a Christian to belong, but at least you have to be open, says Zaichenko. A growth surge over the past year has brought membership to more than 300. Russia desperately needs change in the business sector, says Zaichenko.
Corruption is rampant.
Mafia payoffs are routine. The business community has its own internal problems of character. Some of this was learned behavior. The first wave of foreigners who came to do business in the new Russia were not always people of integrity. There were a lot of crooks, a lot of seekers of fortunes.