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Their Hands in the Till

Scale and Causes of Russian Military Corruption

Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, tor.bukkvoll{at}ffi.no.

The change from Yeltsin to Putin has had minimal effect on Russian military corruption. Putin, despite his desire to rebuild Russian strength, has not shown himself willing or able to seriously deal with this problem. The fluctuations in the level of military corruption in the post-Soviet period seem largely to be explained by changes in availability of things to steal or embezzle. Thus, the latter years' substantial increases in defense spending have been accompanied by a steep rise in military corruption. Today, Russian military corruption is one of the main obstacles to military reform in Russia and to Russia serving as a partner in international military cooperation. It might also make the traditionally pro-military Russian public loose faith in the country's armed forces.

Key Words: Russia • military • corruption • military reform

This version was published on January 1, 2008

Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 34, No. 2, 259-275 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0095327X06294622


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