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Corruption has become a way of life for Government officials in Russia.[1] Bribe-taking, in fact, is a widespread practice throughout the Russian bureaucracy.[2] A number of U.S. and other Western businesses and businessmen routinely pay bribes to Russian Government officials in order to conduct their businesses in Russia.[3] Indeed, the most prevalent crime in Russia today is bribery.[4] Of those charged with bribery and corruption in Russia in 1993, over forty-two percent were Government officials.