Corruption has penetrated and infected all aspects of Russian society. From admission to university to a grave site in a cemetery, everything that the government controls has a price and is most definitely for sale. Bol'shoi Gorod, a Moscow-based weekly, recently published a list of estimated costs, along with testimonials from the Russians who buy and sell these 'services.' Here are some of the shocking figures that the magazine's reporters found:

Education:
-A place in a good kindergarten: $500-5000
-Admission to a top-flight university: €5000-20,000
-A passing grade on an exam: $30-500

Medicine:
-A sick note from work: $75-100
-A pass to use state-run swimming pools: $15-25
-An expedited surgery: $4,000 and a bottle of cognac

The DMV:
-A driver's license (without any sort of exam): $1200-2000
-To keep your license after being caught drunk driving: €2000-5000

The police:
-To avoid having your documents checked on the street: $3-30
-To get out of punishment for drug possession: $2000–10,000

The army:
-An excuse from mandatory conscription: $4000-7000

The courts:
-To dismiss the charges against someone: $4000-∞ 

Passport services:
-Russian citizenship: from €5000
-Permission to live in Moscow: $3500

Prisons:
-A family visit: $2,000
-A visit to the doctor: from $30
-Heroin: $180
-Female companionship: $180-5000

Small business:
-A license to open a business: $10,000-80,000
-An alcohol license: $2000-20,000
-A fire inspection: $1000-∞ 

Cemeteries:
A good grave site in Moscow: $700

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