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Currently, the central authority of [[Communist China]] is concentrated in the [[Politburo]] Standing Committee composed of 7-members, of the [[Communist Party of China]].

Currently, the central authority of [[Communist China]] is concentrated in the [[Politburo]] Standing Committee composed of 7-members, of the [[Communist Party of China]].

[[Forbes]] magazine suggested that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] is ruled by oligarchs.

[[Forbes]] magazine suggested that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] is ruled by [[domestic]] oligarchs. [[Vladimir Putin]]'s rise to [[populist]] power in [[Russia]] was by limiting the [[political]] influence of oligarchs whom many perceived as looting the country and [[export]]ing its [[capital]]. International [[financial]] publications have been very critical of Putin.<ref>[[Russian sanctions]] have effectively kicked out the power and influence of [[international]] oligarchs such as [[Mikhail Khodorkovsky]], [[Bill Browder]], and [[Gary Kasparov]] whom many Russians perceive as looting the country. [https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/03/29/1088886554/how-putin-conquered-russias-oligarchy How Putin Conquered Russia's Oligarchy], Greg Rosalsky, [[NPR]], March 29, 2022. </ref>

Ancient [[Sparta]], for instance, was run by an oligarchy.

Ancient [[Sparta]], for instance, was run by an oligarchy.