El Paso Inc. Russia defaults on its loan package. The Mafia controls everything.
Corruption is rampant.
Taken together, these reports suggest there is a real danger the former Soviet bloc countries could return to communism. Janicek is a former banker who manages the Vista Hills Country Club. He's also president of Summa Asset Management and he is active in several national real estate and property management industry groups. With this background in mind, the State Department has, for the last five years, sent Janicek to the former East bloc countries as a consultant. Most people in the former communist countries live in drab, giant, bare cement apartment complexes.