September 21, 2011 8:41AM 

# Free Market Capitalism vs. Cronyism in Russia 

By [Tom G. Palmer](https://www.cato.org/people/tom-g-palmer) 

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Russian philosopher Leonid Nikonov explains the differences between socialism, cronyism, and free market capitalism. Nikonov is a contributor to *The Morality of Capitalism,* a new book that is being distributed worldwide by the Atlas Network and the Students for Liberty. (You can download the introduction to the book [here](http://studentsforliberty.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-Morality-of-Capitalism-Introduction-PDF.pdf).) Students can obtain copies of the book [here](http://studentsforliberty.org/college/the-morality-of-capitalism/); all others can obtain copies [here](http://atlasnetwork.org/blog/2011/02/the-morality-of-free-enterprise/).)

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