elites
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Nadezhdin, who worked in the government in the 1990s and was also a lawmaker in parliament, said Russian elites are frustrated but too afraid to act.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Policy elites on both sides of the Atlantic blithely assumed that engagement with the West would lead China to liberalize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
In response, Indian elites established institutions of their own, including the Calcutta Club in 1907, which admitted both Indians and Europeans and became a rare experiment in shared membership before independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The system, known as servi-cha, or service car, was invented in the late 1990s by government and military elites to milk cash from traders who needed to move themselves and their goods around the country.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
