article_snippet: In their 2014 interview, Boris Nemtsov told Bourdain Boris Nemtsov believed Russia's existing power structure was like 19th century Russia, with one person in control and no real freedom of press, real competition or elections or an independent judiciary or rule of law.
article_snippet: You are in the typical country of crony capitalism," Business magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky said.
article_snippet: Nemstov said in most places around the world, wealth provided opportunity and independence, but said that it was different in Russia.
article_snippet: If you want to be independent, forget about business, forget about raising money," Putin said.
article_snippet: Many people preferred to be able make money and not speak out, Putin said.
article_snippet: This is a country of corruption," Nemtsov said.
article_snippet: For RussiaRussia, this is a system.
article_snippet: If you are corrupted, but you are loyal, and you serve the Kremlin, you are first of all rich and secondly you are in a very safe position.
highlights_snippet: Boris Nemtsov criticized Putin's Russia in the interview saying the power system was corrupt .