Corruption 'skyrockets' in Russia
By Steven Eke
BBC Russian affairs analyst
Bribes paid to bureaucrats have risen dramatically, the report says
Corruption in Russia has spiralled out of control, a report by a respected Russian think-tank says.
INDEM says the Russian state itself is "the country's biggest racketeer", with the shadow economy at least twice as large as the state budget.
The report says any interaction between citizens and the country's bureaucracy will inevitably involve corruption in the form of paying bribes.
Commerce and business are the worst affected areas, the think-tank says.
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