As calculated at the National Bureau of Economic Research of the United States, "in the UK, Switzerland, Cyprus and other similar offshore centers, there are as many finances of wealthy Russians as the entire population of Russia holds within their own country." The national wealth of Russia did not grow from 90, but was redistributed, and then flowed offshore. Approximately 1% of the population in Russia controls about 75% well-being. Commented on the well-known economist, analyst, political scientist Mikhail Khazin.